Results 2006

December

Nos Galan 5K Elite Race. Sunday, 31 December 2006. Mountain Ash. 64 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Veronica Singleton 21:24 (46th); Deborah Green 21:40 (47th). Archive of Nos Galan 5K Elite Race.
Nos Galan 5K Open Race. Sunday, 31 December 2006. Mountain Ash. 337 people finished. No Croups members ran. . Archive of Nos Galan 5K Open Race.
Old Father Time 5 Mile Road Race. Sunday, 31 December 2006. Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff. 191 people finished. 51 Croups members ran. Richard Bullen 27:01 (2nd); Mick McGeoch 29:10 (8th); Scott Howell 29:17 (11th); Sandy Johnston 29:36 (12th); Mick Tabor 29:47 (14th); Peter Kellam 29:59 (16th); Dave Coles 30:05 (17th); Clive Osmond 31:11 (27th); John Diffey 32:08 (39th); John O’Shea 32:15 (44th); Mike Davies 32:21 (45th); John Plain 32:37 (47th); Terry Caveney 32:41 (48th); Graeme Donnan 32:58 (56th); Alan Mann 33:11 (59th); Firouz Mal 33:21 (60th); Tim O’Sullivan 33:24 (62nd); Steve Owen 33:24 (61st); Richard Boon 33:36 (64th); Howard Kent 33:47 (66th); Rob Evans 33:50 (67th); Steve B Lewis 34:11 (74th); Martin Clissold 34:35 (76th); Veronica Singleton 35:02 (83rd); Denis Murphy 35:27 (86th); Yvonne Bullen 35:28 (87th); Des Davies 35:40 (90th); Jeff Aston 35:55 (95th); Alan Mason 36:47 (108th); Gillian Kellam 36:49 (110th); Loretta Daley 37:02 (112th); Judi Bowsher 37:10 (114th); Andrew Sedgmond 37:15 (117th); Julie Lewis 37:28 (120th); Mike Lister 37:34 (122nd); Keith Quinn 38:02 (125th); Sian Evans 38:07 (127th); Caroline Dallimore 39:50 (142nd); Steve Williams 39:54 (143rd); Tracey Newman 43:19 (158th); Mark Williams 43:27 (159th); Mick Hansford 44:32 (163rd); Malcolm Farnham 45:02 (166th); Mal Rowson 45:32 (168th); Geoff Wright 45:49 (169th); Alan Bladen 46:29 (170th); Sandra Caveney 47:20 (171st); Karen Phillips 47:41 (178th); Peter Morgan 48:46 (180th); Steve Rowson 49:35 (184th); Eirian Helled 49:38 (185th). Official results: 28Kb Excel file. There are one or two missed numbers. John O’Shea was missed (he finished ahead of Mike Davies); I’ve added him in. I got some times wrong in transferring them from the spreadsheet and I’ve fixed these too. If anyone has any more amendments, please email us. Sorry, but as I said earlier today, the photos stank.
Glynneath Boxing Day 5. Tuesday, 26 December 2006. Glynneath Social Club, Glynneath, West Glamorgan. 266 people finished. 8 Croups members ran. Mike Davies 32:09 (59th); Graeme Donnan 32:42 (71st); Alan Mann 32:43 (72nd); Gerry Crispie 33:20 (82nd); Loretta Daley 37:24 (145th); Tracey Newman 42:13 (202nd); Annie Conroy 42:24 (205th); Mal Rowson 45:00 (223rd). Official results: 264Kb Excel file. Archive of Glynneath Boxing Day 5. Thanks to Chris Parker for sending me these. I’ve also got them as a 15KB CSV file and as a 52KB ODS file which may only work in Open Office.
Brackla Harriers Merthyr Mawr 10K. Sunday, 17 December 2006. Big Dipper Sand Dune, Merthyr Mawr, Nr Ogmore, South Wales. 531 people finished. 42 Croups members ran. Tim Pengilley 39:45 (21st); Mick Tabor 40:15 (23rd); Julian Carter 40:42 (28th); Dylan Owen 41:59 (38th); Mike Murphy 43:34 (71st); Richard Self 43:36 (72nd); Terry Caveney 43:53 (75th); Dave Proud 44:05 (80th); Julie Scholey 45:44 (103rd); Dave Miller 45:54 (107th); John O’Shea 46:01 (111th); Deborah Green 48:15 (150th); Matthew Hopkins 48:36 (156th); Mike Davies 48:38 (157th); Graeme Donnan 48:51 (161st); Tim O’Sullivan 49:01 (166th); Steve Owen 49:01 (165th); Caroline Dallimore 51:36 (211th); Alan Mason 51:55 (217th); Rachel Jones 53:20 (237th); Gary Pashley 53:48 (245th); Paul Thomas 55:41 (276th); Julie Lewis 56:08 (289th); Jenny Hughes 56:53 (296th); Andrew Sedgmond 57:14 (304th); Rod Jones 57:24 (308th); Simon James 58:31 (330th); Mark Farrar 58:50 (340th); Loretta Daley 59:42 (353rd); Sara MacBride-Stewart 1:00:20 (359th); Clare Johnson 1:00:33 (364th); Fran Machin 1:01:00 (371st); Alan Mann 1:03:12 (399th); Mike James 1:03:14 (401st); Linda Jensen 1:05:30 (427th); Angela Neal 1:06:48 (447th); Annie Conroy 1:07:10 (453rd); Gillian Murphy 1:13:56 (497th); Karen Phillips 1:15:55 (506th); Sue Neal 1:25:50 (520th); Sian Llewellyn 1:25:50 (518th); Rhian Llewellyn 1:25:50 (517th). Official results: 21Kb PDF file. Archive of Brackla Harriers Merthyr Mawr 10K. I may have missed some people because I did not originally appreciate that a) when I copied the PDF results into text some lines started with the position and others did not and b) that the results were not arranged in finishing order. If I have missed you, sorry. Please tell me. I have found Richie Sewell, Denis Murphy, and Mike Dix so far.
Telford 10K. Sunday, 17 December 2006. Telford Ice Rink, St. Quentin Gate, Town Centre, Telford. 471 people finished. 5 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 34:15 (22nd); Nick Dukes 35:04 (28th); Phil George 35:27 (34th); Stuart Reeves 35:48 (38th); Marcus Coles 42:37 (141st). Official results: 35Kb PDF file. Archive of Telford 10K. Brian Smith of Dudley Kingswinford has some nice photos on Flickr.
Aberystwyth 10K. Sunday, 10 December 2006. Plascrug Leisure Centre, Llanbadarn Road, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion. 238 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Stuart Reeves 36:17 (8th). Official results: 36Kb PDF file.
Marato de Calvia. Sunday, 10 December 2006. Calvia, Mallorca, Spain. 1 Croups member ran. Dave Headon 2:51:40 (7th). Official results: 190kB PDF file.
RNLI Reindeer Run. Sunday, 10 December 2006. Margam Country Park, Margam, Port Talbot, South Wales. 751 people finished. 13 Croups members ran. Tim Pengilley 40:08 (12th); Dave Proud 42:10 (35th); Marcus Coles 45:01 (81st); Richard Sewell 48:45 (164th); Paul Mackenzie-Cummins 49:31 (186th); Andrew Sedgmond 49:47 (196th); Sian Evans 51:05 (248th); Alice Hurd 52:29 (280th); Emma Jones 53:45 (305th); Fran Machin 54:23 (325th); Ceri Francis 57:42 (403rd); Annie Conroy 58:49 (440th); Ceri Knight 1:03:31 (565th). Official results: 60Kb PDF file. Archive of RNLI Reindeer Run.
Welsh Inter Regional Cross-Country Championships Masters Men. Sunday, 10 December 2006. Singleton Park, Swansea. 72 people finished. 12 Croups members ran. Richard Bullen 33:29 (2nd); Mick McGeoch 35:43 (14th); Mick Tabor 36:04 (19th); Sandy Johnston 37:42 (31st); Clive Osmond 37:58 (34th); Scott Howell 38:04 (36th); Gillian Kellam 38:18 (38th); John Plain 39:00 (54th); Terry Caveney 39:00 (57th); Mike Davies 39:00 (64th); Steve G Lewis 39:00 (71st); Howard Brown 39:00 (72nd). Official results: 100Kb PDF file.
Welsh Inter Regional Cross-Country Championships Masters Women. Sunday, 10 December 2006. Singleton Park, Swansea. 42 people finished. 7 Croups members ran. Libby O’Duffy 22:53 (8th); Yvonne Bullen 24:37 (16th); Carol Miller 24:37 (21st); Caroline Dallimore 25:15 (23rd); Tina Rossiter 29:37 (35th); Angela Neal 31:15 (38th); Eirian Arwyn 33:10 (42nd). Official results: 100Kb PDF file.
Thunder Road Marathon. Saturday, 09 December 2006. North Carolina, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 2:51:00 (15th).
UWIC Indoor Open 3000m B race. Saturday, 09 December 2006. UWIC, Cyncoed Campus, Cyncoed Road, Cardiff. 1 Croups member ran. Nigel Webb 9:58 (4th).
UWIC Indoor Open 800m. Saturday, 09 December 2006. UWIC, Cyncoed Campus, Cyncoed Road, Cardiff. 1 Croups member ran. Chris Discombe 1:59 (2nd).
Army/Navy 10k Run. Saturday, 02 December 2006. Virginia, USA. 325 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 36:46 (2nd).
Gwent League #3: Men. Saturday, 02 December 2006. Blaise Castle, Henbury Road, Bristol, Somerset. 287 people finished. 22 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 37:34 (9th); Chris Discombe 38:59 (19th); Richard Bullen 39:28 (25th); Stuart Crees 40:35 (42nd); Gareth Thomas 41:21 (54th); Stuart Reeves 42:16 (66th); Mick McGeoch 42:33 (73rd); Phil George 42:37 (76th); Tim Pengilley 42:48 (79th); Peter Kellam 42:49 (80th); Mick Tabor 42:50 (81st); Dave Headon 44:23 (103rd); Clive Osmond 45:47 (132nd); Dylan Owen 46:08 (139th); David Bright 48:20 (181st); John O’Shea 48:22 (182nd); Mike Davies 48:56 (190th); Mike Dix 51:19 (227th); Jeff Aston 53:14 (241st); Steve G Lewis 53:14 (242nd); Steve Williams 57:56 (273rd); Alan Mann 58:01 (274th). Archive of Gwent League #3: Men.
Gwent League #3: Women. Saturday, 02 December 2006. Blaise Castle, Henbury Road, Bristol, Somerset. 153 people finished. 21 Croups members ran. Libby O’Duffy 28:44 (33rd); Julie Scholey 29:05 (35th); Claire Beatty 30:09 (51st); Deborah Green 30:24 (57th); Cath Tailby 30:26 (59th); Carol Miller 31:15 (69th); Yvonne Bullen 31:31 (75th); Ann James 32:03 (80th); Gillian Kellam 32:07 (82nd); Maria Zubizarreta 32:28 (85th); Caroline Dallimore 32:30 (86th); Liz Sowter 32:49 (91st); Alice Hurd 34:53 (107th); Sue Neal 35:14 (109th); Tracey Newman 36:56 (121st); Clare Johnson 37:12 (123rd); Angela Neal 39:30 (135th); Annie Conroy 39:32 (136th); Mal Rowson 41:16 (143rd); Karen Phillips 42:46 (146th); Eirian Helled 45:21 (150th). Archive of Gwent League #3: Women.
Lanzarote Half Marathon. Saturday, 02 December 2006. Lanzarote, Spain. 2 Croups members ran. Richard Boon 1:32:43; Wendy Boon 1:38:34. Wendy was first woman 45-49.

November

Bridge Inn Race 3. Tuesday, 28 November 2006. The Bridge Inn, Main Road, Shortwood. 120 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Chris Discombe 16:23 (5th).
Florence Marathon. Sunday, 26 November 2006. Florence, Italy. 1 Croups member ran. Stuart Reeves 2:42:01 (51st). Remarkable PB (by 7 seconds). Good to see Stu back to 1999 form.
Turkey Trot 10k. Thursday, 23 November 2006. Virginia, USA. 751 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 35:47 (7th). Archive of Turkey Trot 10k. Steve says, For some reason all the recorded times were about 45 seconds faster than actual times. Think it had something to do with the heavy rain on the chip timing mats.
Cornish Marathon. Sunday, 19 November 2006. Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. 184 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Alan Mann 4:01:28 (110th); Loretta Daley 4:13:14 (128th). Archive of Cornish Marathon.
Palmarnova Half Marathon. Sunday, 19 November 2006. Palmarnova, Italy. 1 Croups member ran. Firouz Mal 1:29:56.
Sospan MT 10. Sunday, 19 November 2006. Pembrey Country Park, Nr. Llanelli. 337 people finished. 19 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 1:00:42 (7th); Nick Dukes 1:03:55 (17th); Ruth Pickvance 1:06:23 (32nd); Ian Bound 1:08:20 (40th); Dave Proud 1:11:18 (70th); Mike Murphy 1:11:39 (74th); Gerry Crispie 1:14:04 (90th); Owen Stephens 1:14:17 (94th); Graeme Donnan 1:16:05 (113th); Mike Davies 1:16:36 (122nd); Des Davies 1:18:43 (141st); Marcus Coles 1:19:12 (148th); Mike Lister 1:22:33 (175th); Denis Murphy 1:25:11 (202nd); Rachel Jones 1:27:52 (224th); Paul Mackenzie-Cummins 1:28:24 (226th); Ceri Francis 1:37:09 (295th); Geoff Wright 1:45:29 (335th); Joy Beavon 1:45:54 (337th). Official results: Official results: PDF. Archive of Sospan MT 10.
British and Irish Masters Cross Country Championships Men’s 8K. Saturday, 18 November 2006. Callendar Park, Falkirk, Scotland. 127 people finished. 5 Croups members ran. Richard Bullen 28:55 (25th); Gareth Thomas 29:47 (45th); Rob Jones 30:33 (64th); Mick Tabor 31:04 (73rd); Mick McGeoch 31:15 (77th).
British and Irish Masters Cross Country Championships Open Race. Saturday, 18 November 2006. Callendar Park, Falkirk, Scotland. 82 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Wendy Boon 28:06 (36th); Julie Scholey 28:15 (37th); Liz Clarke 28:43 (44th); Sue Neal 35:34 (81st).
British and Irish Masters Cross Country Championships Women’s 6K. Saturday, 18 November 2006. Callendar Park, Falkirk, Scotland. 149 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Julie Scholey 26:53 (56th); Angela Neal 34:02 (131st); Clare Johnson 34:49 (138th); Annie Conroy 35:45 (142nd).
Cape Henry 10 Mile. Saturday, 18 November 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 1:00:23 (2nd).
Easy Runner Sodbury Slog. Sunday, 12 November 2006. Chipping Sodbury School, Bowling Road, Chipping Sodbury, near Bristol. 996 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Matthew Hopkins 1:22:39 (266th); Alan Mann 1:26:10 (335th); Loretta Daley 1:35:39 (515th); Paul Thomas 1:37:48 (565th). Archive of Easy Runner Sodbury Slog.
Gwent League #2: Men. Sunday, 12 November 2006. University of Bath. 301 people finished. 34 Croups members ran. Alexander Fritsch 33:50 (19th); Julian Baker 34:10 (25th); Richard Bullen 34:53 (31st); Chris Discombe 35:42 (42nd); Stuart Crees 35:57 (48th); Stuart Reeves 36:10 (56th); Gareth Thomas 36:24 (58th); Rob Jones 36:24 (68th); Phil George 37:25 (79th); Mick McGeoch 37:34 (85th); Nigel Webb 38:06 (96th); Nick Dukes 38:14 (97th); Mick Tabor 38:22 (99th); Tim Pengilley 38:22 (100th); Scott Howell 38:29 (101st); Sandy Johnston 38:34 (106th); Matt Hurford 38:44 (114th); Peter Kellam 39:12 (124th); Simon Nurse 39:49 (140th); Dylan Owen 39:49 (148th); Clive Osmond 40:33 (154th); Jerry Cleall-Harding 42:14 (184th); Dave Miller 42:18 (188th); David Bright 42:36 (197th); Gerry Crispie 42:41 (199th); John Plain 42:49 (201st); Kelvin Sullivan 43:05 (204th); M Turner 43:05 (228th); Mike Dix 46:32 (256th); Steve G Lewis 47:03 (261st); Steve B Lewis 47:20 (265th); Howard Brown 47:48 (270th); Jeff Aston 48:06 (274th); Steve Williams 51:32 (293rd). Archive of Gwent League #2: Men.
Gwent League #2: Women. Sunday, 12 November 2006. University of Bath. 167 people finished. 21 Croups members ran. Ruth Davies 21:32 (15th); Libby O’Duffy 23:20 (46th); Claire Beatty 23:22 (48th); Liz Clarke 23:36 (54th); Julie Scholey 23:52 (58th); Cath Tailby 24:09 (64th); Paula Ham 24:18 (69th); Deborah Green 24:19 (70th); Fran Williams 24:31 (72nd); Yvonne Bullen 24:40 (78th); Gillian Kellam 25:31 (91st); Liz Sowter 25:49 (97th); Sue Neal 26:47 (109th); Alice Hurd 26:52 (110th); Rhian Llewellyn 27:27 (118th); Tracey Newman 29:26 (138th); Clare Johnson 29:45 (140th); Angela Neal 30:54 (149th); Annie Conroy 31:00 (151st); Mal Rowson 32:18 (156th); Eirian Helled 35:44 (165th). Archive of Gwent League #2: Women.
Saab Salomon HellRunner Down South. Sunday, 12 November 2006. Weavers Down, Longmoor Camp, Hants. 1519 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Sasha Macken 1:59:02 (1167th).
Cheddar Half Marathon. Saturday, 11 November 2006. Kings of Wessex Community School, Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset. 281 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Glenda Edwards 1:44:30 (131st).
Fireworks 5. Sunday, 05 November 2006. Llandaff Rugby Club, Western Avenue, Cardiff. 79 people finished. 25 Croups members ran. Julie Scholey 33:36 (3rd); Liz Clarke 33:44 (5th); Wendy Boon 33:46 (6th); Paula Ham 33:56 (7th); Deborah Green 35:07 (9th); Fran Williams 36:26 (11th); Sally Hayes 36:54 (12th); Gillian Kellam 36:58 (13th); Julie Lewis 37:03 (14th); Jude Cassam 37:32 (16th); Sue Neal 37:43 (17th); Caroline Dallimore 37:59 (18th); Tina Rossiter 39:12 (20th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 39:18 (21st); Rhian Llewellyn 40:12 (24th); Clare Johnson 40:14 (25th); Katie Stevenson 41:30 (30th); Tracey Newman 42:22 (34th); Ceri Francis 43:26 (39th); Kathy Langford 44:21 (41st); Mal Rowson 44:44 (45th); Gillian McKew 45:37 (58th); Carys Davies 45:37 (57th); Karen Phillips 46:56 (64th); Fiona Bell 54:19 (76th). Official results: 27Kb Excel file. Thanks to Derek Williams for the results and to Matt Townsend for checking them. Ian McDonald of San Domenico took some Photos.

October

Folkestone Half Marathon. Sunday, 29 October 2006. Folkestone. 310 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Phil George 1:20:02 (7th). Official results: 56Kb Excel file. Thanks to Phil George for sending me the spreadsheet. It’s not Phil’s fault of course but that is the one of the most cack-handed documents I’ve ever fiddled with. There are three separate (and incompatible) ways of recording times: four if you could the ones with spaces before the seconds.
National Trust Snowdonia Marathon. Sunday, 29 October 2006. Nant Peris, Caernarfon, Gwnynedd. 4 Croups members ran. Dave Proud 3:41:12 (163rd); Veronica Singleton 3:52:17 (281st); Alan Mann 4:05:07 (433rd); Loretta Daley 4:13:34 (536th).
OMM Class B. Sunday, 29 October 2006. Galloway, Scotland. 2 Croups members ran. Rob Sage 10:57:33 (59th); Graeme Donnan 13:40:55 (154th).
OMM Medium Score. Sunday, 29 October 2006. Galloway, Scotland. 3 Croups members ran. Tim O’Sullivan 11:04:59 (196th); Denis Murphy 11:04:59 (196th); Carol Miller 11:39:18 (189th). Denis and Tim have left comments under transparent aliases on the race site.
Welsh Road Relays. Sunday, 29 October 2006. Bute Park, Cardiff. 32 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 15:53; Rob Jones 17:53; Peter Kellam 17:59; Mick McGeoch 18:06; Dave Headon 18:07; Dave Coles 18:11; Mick Tabor 18:27; Scott Howell 18:29; Simon Nurse 18:31; Daniel Harris 18:40; Sandy Johnston 18:49; Julie Scholey 20:27; Paula Ham 20:38; Cath Tailby 20:58; Liz Clarke 21:08; Claire Beatty 21:31; Yvonne Bullen 21:31; Des Davies 21:48; Tina Rossiter 21:50; Jenny Hughes 21:56; Des Davies 21:58; Deborah Green 21:59; Howard Brown 22:15; Judi Bowsher 22:20; Gillian Kellam 22:38; Liz Sowter 23:19; Sue Neal 23:41; Sara MacBride-Stewart 24:24; Clare Johnson 24:54; Anita Tucknutt 25:43; Annie Conroy 26:18; Tracey Newman 26:39. I’ve cheated with these as I couldn’t be bothered sorting the results (hidden as always on the WAA site); I just harvested members’ names. Thanks to Dave Cole, Phil Cook, Paula Ham, and Clive James for spotting errors and offering corrections.
Beachy Head Marathon. Saturday, 28 October 2006. St Bede’s School, King Edward’s Parade, Eastbourne. 838 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. John O’Shea 4:47:00 (391st); Loretta Daley 4:56:00 (473rd); Gil John 5:04:00 (539th); Alan Mann 5:04:00 (540th). Archive of Beachy Head Marathon.
Marine Corps Marathon. Saturday, 28 October 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 2:53:56 (77th).
Trail Castillos de Avila. Saturday, 28 October 2006. Avila, Spain. 1 Croups member ran. Dave Lloyd 6:02:00.
Abingdon Marathon. Sunday, 22 October 2006. Tilsley Park Track, Dunmore Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire. 681 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Ben Farag 3:31:34 (252nd); Steve Williams 4:01:43 (479th). Archive of Abingdon Marathon.
Brisbane Road Runners Club 5km Championships. Sunday, 22 October 2006. Australia. 1 Croups member ran. Christian Cobbold 15:27.
Chicago Marathon. Sunday, 22 October 2006. Chicago, Illinois, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Owain Griffiths 3:45:08.
Great South Run. Sunday, 22 October 2006. The Pyramids Centre, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire. 2 Croups members ran. Richard Bullen 56:20 (50th); Yvonne Bullen 1:13:45 (750th).
Lausanne Marathon. Sunday, 22 October 2006. Lausanne, Switzerland. 1 Croups member ran. Frank Moritz 3:15:22.
Stroud Half Marathon. Sunday, 22 October 2006. Marling School Sports Field, Cainscross Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire. 4 Croups members ran. Stuart Reeves 1:17:41 (24th); Mick McGeoch 1:20:17 (35th); Keith McGeoch 1:27:10 (119th); Mal Rowson 2:16:38 (1386th).
Tour of Torfaen Half Marathon. Sunday, 22 October 2006. Blaenafon Recreation Centre, Middle Coed Cae Road, Blaenavon. 277 people finished. 10 Croups members ran. Alan Mann 1:28:15 (44th); Marcus Coles 1:29:05 (48th); Julie Scholey 1:29:23 (50th); Liz Clarke 1:29:43 (56th); Libby O’Duffy 1:29:48 (59th); Adam Abraham 1:34:08 (87th); Judi Bowsher 1:38:07 (115th); Liz Sowter 1:38:36 (121st); Mike Lister 1:38:48 (123rd); Annie Conroy 2:00:40 (251st). Official results: 40Kb Excel file. Thanks to Christine Philpott of Torfaen Council for sending these and to John Schofield of UK Results for providing such an elegant spreadsheet.
Venice Marathon. Sunday, 22 October 2006. Venice, Italy. 1 Croups member ran. Firouz Mal 3:48:29 (2119th).
Ron Skilton Memorial Half Marathon. Saturday, 21 October 2006. Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys. 61 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Ruth Pickvance 1:28:20 (4th). Archive of Ron Skilton Memorial Half Marathon.
Amsterdam Marathon. Sunday, 15 October 2006. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 1 Croups member ran. Fran Williams 3:38:21.
Cardiff Half Marathon 2006. Sunday, 15 October 2006. St Mary St, Cardiff. 5755 people finished. 39 Croups members ran. Daniel Harris 1:22:48 (48th); Dave Proud 1:29:18 (183rd); Graeme Donnan 1:29:21 (187th); Steve Owen 1:29:45 (196th); Ruth Davies 1:29:46 (197th); Joanna Pritchard 1:31:27 (244th); Marcus Coles 1:31:35 (253rd); Gerry Crispie 1:32:04 (266th); Richard Boon 1:32:05 (267th); Julie Scholey 1:32:27 (287th); Shaun Pritchard 1:32:59 (313th); Liz Clarke 1:33:11 (321st); Veronica Singleton 1:35:22 (434th); Neil Tatnell 1:36:43 (505th); Rebecca Harris 1:38:32 (636th); John Thomas 1:40:57 (792nd); Judi Bowsher 1:42:01 (887th); Anita Tucknutt 1:42:51 (959th); Andrew Sedgmond 1:44:37 (1120th); Malin Falck 1:45:42 (1240th); Sarah McCarthy 1:47:29 (1435th); Gary Hyatt 1:48:38 (1568th); Jude Cassam 1:49:22 (1646th); Clare Johnson 1:50:07 (1718th); Darren Walker 1:50:09 (1721st); Angharad Roberts 1:51:37 (1869th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 1:51:59 (1910th); Helen Griffiths 1:52:08 (1929th); Colette Borg 1:54:06 (2139th); Paul Mackenzie-Cummins 1:55:19 (2291st); Katie Stevenson 1:56:50 (2440th); Mark Farrar 1:59:13 (2722nd); Elen Willis 2:02:07 (3081st); Jenny Johnson 2:06:05 (3522nd); Joy Beavon 2:06:10 (3534th); Sarah Dodd 2:09:58 (3921st); Gillian Murphy 2:14:13 (4261st); Geoff Wright 2:18:04 (4534th); Tim James 2:27:03 (4964th). Official results: 1006KB Excel File. Archive of Cardiff Half Marathon 2006.
Cardiff Marathon 2006. Sunday, 15 October 2006. St Mary St, Cardiff. 1246 people finished. 10 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 2:33:35 (3rd); Dave Headon 2:53:39; Dave Coles 2:56:42 (41st); Jonathan Smith 3:13:51 (136th); Alan Mann 3:16:44 (157th); Alan Mason 3:34:31 (331st); Loretta Daley 3:35:49 (344th); Mike Murphy 3:42:16 (432nd); Des Davies 3:43:10 (447th); Rachel Jones 4:06:34 (768th). Official results: 254KB Excel File. Archive of Cardiff Marathon 2006. These results were found by Dave Coles: for some reason they were on the Llanelli Half Marathon site. I can’t find Scott Howell; Dave Headon is in the Half Marathon results. I assume these are provisional.
Toowoomba 10km. Sunday, 15 October 2006. Australia. 1 Croups member ran. Christian Cobbold 32:21.
24th Annual Beach Ford 5K. Saturday, 14 October 2006. Virginia, USA. 155 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 17:23 (2nd). Archive of 24th Annual Beach Ford 5K.
Gwent League #1 Ladies. Saturday, 14 October 2006. Leckwith Stadium, Cardiff. 152 people finished. 24 Croups members ran. Ruth Pickvance 29:05 (4th); Lindsay Emyr 31:58 (31st); Libby O’Duffy 32:00 (32nd); Julie Scholey 32:18 (34th); Cath Tailby 32:44 (38th); Wendy Boon 32:52 (44th); Jane Coker 32:53 (45th); Claire Beatty 32:53 (46th); Veronica Singleton 32:57 (47th); Liz Clarke 33:11 (49th); Paula Ham 33:17 (51st); Yvonne Bullen 34:19 (60th); Carol Miller 34:49 (66th); Liz Sowter 34:57 (68th); Ann James 35:19 (71st); Gillian Kellam 35:36 (75th); Sue Neal 36:40 (85th); Liz Mellett 37:22 (91st); Tina Rossiter 39:03 (102nd); Angela Neal 41:50 (121st); Mal Rowson 45:03 (137th); Karen Phillips 45:54 (140th); Liz Millward 48:40 (146th); Eirian Helled 51:02 (149th). Archive of Gwent League #1 Ladies.
Gwent League #1 Men. Saturday, 14 October 2006. Leckwith Stadium, Cardiff. 274 people finished. 37 Croups members ran. Alexander Fritsch 36:44 (7th); Richard Bullen 38:28 (20th); Gareth Thomas 38:54 (23rd); Chris Discombe 39:07 (26th); Phil Cook 39:46 (33rd); Stuart Crees 39:49 (34th); Nick Dukes 40:23 (45th); Stuart Reeves 40:25 (47th); Rob Jones 40:26 (48th); Nigel Webb 40:52 (55th); Peter Kellam 41:23 (67th); Mick McGeoch 41:36 (72nd); Mick Tabor 41:42 (74th); Andy Cleves 42:55 (87th); Matt Hurford 42:56 (88th); Sandy Johnston 43:06 (94th); Tim Pengilley 43:09 (95th); Paul Coker 44:02 (114th); Clive Osmond 44:08 (118th); Simon Nurse 44:15 (120th); Matt Townsend 45:19 (137th); Kelvin Sullivan 45:31 (140th); Dave Miller 45:33 (141st); Terry Caveney 45:45 (144th); Richard Boon 46:09 (152nd); Mike Davies 46:14 (153rd); Jerry Cleall-Harding 46:26 (160th); John Diffey 46:46 (166th); John Plain 46:49 (167th); John O’Shea 47:33 (182nd); David Bright 47:55 (189th); Mike Dix 50:23 (216th); Jeff Aston 51:55 (234th); Howard Brown 52:00 (235th); Steve Williams 53:23 (244th); Steve B Lewis 54:00 (246th); Pete Morris 56:14 (259th). Archive of Gwent League #1 Men.
Henley Half Marathon. Sunday, 08 October 2006. Henley Rugby Club, Dry Leas, Marlow Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. 1507 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Paula Ham 1:37:14 (173rd). Archive of Henley Half Marathon.
West Glamorgan Cross Country League #1 Senior Ladies (2.7 Miles). Sunday, 08 October 2006. Afan Forest Park, Neath Valley, South Wales. 38 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Jane Coker 19:05 (6th).
West Glamorgan Cross Country League #1 Senior Men (5.75 Miles). Sunday, 08 October 2006. Afan Forest Park, Neath Valley, South Wales. 93 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Paul Coker 37:32 (33rd).
Longmynd Hike (50 Mile). Saturday, 07 October 2006. Church Stretton High School, Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton, Shropshire. 1 Croups member ran. Richard Self 11:11:00 (22nd).
Penmaenpool 10. Saturday, 07 October 2006. George III Hotel, Penmaenpool, Dolgellau. 1 Croups member ran. Alun Williams 57:22 (2nd).
Stonewall Jackson 20 Miler. Saturday, 07 October 2006. Virginia, USA. 143 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 2:08:09 (2nd). Archive of Stonewall Jackson 20 Miler.
BMAF 10 Mile Road Race Championships. Sunday, 01 October 2006. Fire Station, St. Andrews Road North, Lytham St Annes, Lancs. 1 Croups member ran. Fran Williams 1:15:59 (125th).

September

Bridge Inn Winter 5K Series Race 1. Tuesday, 26 September 2006. The Bridge Inn, Main Road, Shortwood. 98 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Jane Coker 20:34 (55th). Archive of Bridge Inn Winter 5K Series Race 1.
Admiral Swansea Bay 10K. Sunday, 24 September 2006. St Helens Rugby Club, Swansea. 2469 people finished. 40 Croups members ran. Richard Bullen 33:35 (29th); Chris Discombe 34:44 (47th); Nick Dukes 35:50 (74th); Rob Jones 35:53 (75th); Peter Kellam 37:27 (121st); Mick Tabor 37:34 (125th); Matt Hurford 37:47 (132nd); Matt Townsend 38:21 (150th); Mike Murphy 38:30 (155th); John Diffey 39:38 (210th); Dave Proud 40:05 (225th); Marcus Coles 40:40 (241st); Mike Davies 40:46 (248th); Graeme Donnan 40:50 (250th); Jonathan Smith 41:11 (260th); Dave Miller 41:19 (271st); Lindsay Emyr 41:35 (284th); Alan Mann 41:45 (297th); Julie Scholey 42:14 (323rd); Liz Clarke 42:55 (374th); Wendy Boon 43:19 (392nd); Mike Dix 43:38 (411th); Gerry Crispie 43:50 (420th); Paula Ham 43:56 (430th); Jeff Aston 44:20 (446th); Cath Tailby 44:38 (462nd); Yvonne Bullen 45:13 (499th); Judi Bowsher 47:02 (621st); Andrew Sedgmond 47:31 (658th); Howard Brown 47:41 (674th); Sarah McCarthy 47:45 (684th); Caroline Dallimore 47:54 (694th); Darren Walker 50:04 (902nd); Helen Griffiths 53:18 (1195th); Tracey Newman 54:53 (1320th); Alan Bladen 57:09 (1512th); Jenny Johnson 58:46 (1631st); Tony Dorsett 59:41 (1706th); Mal Rowson 59:58 (1736th); Gillian Murphy 1:02:58 (1945th). Official results: 190KB PDF. Archive of Admiral Swansea Bay 10K. Like Berlin, this was a one-man dominated race from start to finish. Patrick Makau crossed the line in a creditable 28:55 and an incredible 91 seconds ahead of second place. Richie Bullen led Les Croups home with an impressive 33:35, though he was only the third man over 45 - the still impressive Martin Rees and Peter Hockin of Bideford somehow got in front. The first 100 were all under 37 minutes which shows that some quality showed up, and Steve Brace could do no better than 101st. Further back, Tony Dorsett and Mal Rowson squeaked in under the unforgiving hour mark.
Berlin Marathon. Sunday, 24 September 2006. Berlin, Germany. 14 Croups members ran. Gareth Thomas 2:35:27; Stuart Crees 2:41:39; Phil Cook 2:49:20; Stuart Reeves 2:53:23; Andy Cleves 2:57:56; Mick McGeoch 2:58:13; Scott Howell 2:58:59; Terry Caveney 3:15:40; Dave Lloyd 3:42:50; Wouter Poortinga 3:52:43; Steve Owen 4:01:13; Malin Falck 4:04:12; Mike Lister 4:36:43; Sandra Caveney 4:41:57. While the search works OK, individual results are returned as PDFs.
Three Peaks Cyclo Cross. Sunday, 24 September 2006. Helwith Bridge near Settle, North Yorkshire. 326 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Simon Nurse 4:07:10 (91st); Julian Carter 4:55:36 (246th). Archive of Three Peaks Cyclo Cross. Simon Nurse improved by 25 minutes over last year’s time. Julian Carter performed magnificently, given that he suffered three punctures.
Bristol Half Marathon. Sunday, 17 September 2006. Anchor Road, Harbourside, Bristol. 4 Croups members ran. Dave Coles 1:22:45 (125th); Daniel Harris 1:23:03 (134th); Ben Farag 1:27:19 (222nd); Libby O’Duffy 1:36:52 (789th). I know more members ran than I’ve recorded here. Only Daniel Harris appears under Les Croupiers on the Bristol site, and I believe Ben Farag ran, but I can’t find him.
John Richards 5k. Sunday, 17 September 2006. Margam Country Park, Margam, Port Talbot, South Wales. 92 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Paul Coker 19:08 (8th); Jane Coker 20:55 (25th). Official results: 28Kb Excel file. Thanks to Jane Coker for these.
Ryedale Run 10.75. Sunday, 17 September 2006. Wentworth Arms, Town Street, Old Malton, North Yorkshire. 217 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Fran Williams 1:21:55 (68th). Archive of Ryedale Run 10.75.
Stretton Skyliner. Sunday, 17 September 2006. Church Stretton Social Club, Essex Rd, Church Stretton, Shropshire. 76 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Ruth Pickvance 3:00:06 (8th). Official results: 20Kb Excel file. Thanks to Brian Smith for these. Ruth Pickvance was the only Croup, and she not only won her age category, she also won the overall women’s race and came eighth. Michael James’ winning time of 2:20 - 18 minutes ahead of second place is pretty impressive too.
25th Annual Holiday House 5K. Saturday, 16 September 2006. Virginia, USA. 120 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 17:36 (1st). Archive of 25th Annual Holiday House 5K.
Beacon 10k. Sunday, 10 September 2006. Beacon Hotel, Near Stonehouse, Gloucestershire. 145 people finished. 5 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 33:29 (4th); Stuart Reeves 36:16 (15th); Scott Howell 36:29 (17th); Dave Headon 37:35 (22nd); Alan Bladen 1:00:12 (137th). Archive of Beacon 10k. Scott Howell’s 36:29 was a PB for him. Not bad for 46.
Dragon’s Bite. Sunday, 10 September 2006. Llandow Race Circuit, Nr Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan. 24 people finished. 6 Croups members ran. Simon Nurse 1:27:22 (11th); David Bright 1:28:23 (12th); Julian Carter 1:29:20 (14th); Mike Murphy 1:32:50 (19th); John Plain 1:34:49 (20th); Carol Miller 1:48:57 (23rd). Official results: 40Kb Excel file.
Experian Robin Hood Half Marathon. Sunday, 10 September 2006. Victoria Embankment, Nottingham. 6843 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Fran Williams 1:43:03 (924th). Official results: 460Kb PDF file.
Severn Trent Water/ASICS Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon. Sunday, 10 September 2006. Lake Vyrnwy, Powys. 1256 people finished. 16 Croups members ran. Nick Dukes 1:20:48 (30th); Phil George 1:21:19 (34th); Steve Owen 1:32:23 (142nd); Claire Beatty 1:32:53 (149th); Julie Scholey 1:34:14 (169th); John O’Shea 1:35:26 (180th); Gerry Crispie 1:36:05 (187th); Dave Lloyd 1:37:34 (212th); Paula Ham 1:38:40 (228th); Loretta Daley 1:42:13 (283rd); Alan Mann 1:42:15 (287th); Gary John 1:42:41 (295th); Steve Williams 1:48:00; Paul Thomas 1:55:05 (585th); Joy Beavon 2:17:49 (974th); Karen Phillips 2:22:05 (1025th). Archive of Severn Trent Water/ASICS Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon. Our ladies (Claire Beatty, Julie Scholey, Paula Ham) won the team event.
Yorkshireman Off Road Half Marathon. Sunday, 10 September 2006. Westfield Lodge, Moorside Lane, Oxenhope, West Yorkshire. 261 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Mark Farrar 2:25:34 (187th). Archive of Yorkshireman Off Road Half Marathon.
HSBC City of Cardiff 10K. Sunday, 03 September 2006. Cardiff. 1480 people finished. 64 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 32:36 (13th); Richard Bullen 33:46 (23rd); Gareth Thomas 34:13 (28th); Stuart Crees 34:21 (31st); Nick Dukes 35:22 (43rd); Stuart Reeves 35:51 (49th); Chris Discombe 36:04 (54th); Rob Jones 36:11 (55th); Dave Headon 36:51 (67th); Mick McGeoch 36:55 (69th); Scott Howell 36:57 (70th); Andy Cleves 37:31 (77th); Matt Hurford 37:35 (83rd); Mike Murphy 38:28 (107th); Matt Townsend 38:48 (111th); Clive Osmond 38:54 (113th); John Diffey 39:09 (118th); Richard Self 39:20 (122nd); Richard Boon 39:47 (135th); Graeme Donnan 40:33 (151st); Marcus Coles 40:37 (155th); Dave Proud 40:41 (157th); Steve Owen 41:14 (171st); Lindsay Emyr 41:37 (185th); Mike Davies 41:38 (186th); Dave Lloyd 41:48 (190th); Julie Scholey 41:59 (194th); Bill Fear 42:28 (215th); Libby O’Duffy 42:52 (232nd); Wendy Boon 43:00 (242nd); Jeff Aston 43:44 (265th); Liz Clarke 43:49 (267th); Wouter Poortinga 44:17 (288th); Jenny Hughes 44:20 (291st); Alan Mann 44:31 (296th); Paul Latchford 45:54 (352nd); Howard Brown 46:10 (368th); Mike Dix 46:20 (378th); Gillian Kellam 47:10 (425th); Judi Bowsher 47:26 (439th); Anita Tucknutt 47:48 (456th); Andrew Sedgmond 47:53 (459th); Paul Mackenzie-Cummins 48:40 (506th); Geoff Cram 49:09 (531st); Jude Cassam 49:39 (555th); Gary Pashley 49:58 (573rd); Steve Williams 50:26 (601st); Angharad Roberts 50:49 (613th); Mike James 51:03 (623rd); Sara MacBride-Stewart 51:30 (653rd); Neil Tatnell 52:38 (711th); Sasha Macken 53:18 (762nd); Tracey Newman 53:52 (789th); Helen Griffiths 54:20 (807th); Elen Willis 54:32 (811th); Catherine Crimmins 55:59 (883rd); Alan Bladen 57:48 (971st); Jenny Johnson 58:31 (1013th); Tony Dorsett 58:47 (1023rd); Joanne Greenwood 1:00:08 (1099th); Gillian Murphy 1:03:59 (1246th); Llio Heledd Penri 1:04:04 (1248th); Peter Morgan 1:04:54 (1267th); Karen Phillips 1:06:23 (1295th). Archive of HSBC City of Cardiff 10K. There are interesting comments in the Runners’ World Cardiff 10K forum and in the Cardiff 10K ratings. Shorter version: it may be a ’pancake-flat’ course, but it’s gone downhill.
Oldbury Power Station 10. Sunday, 03 September 2006. Oldbury Power Station, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire. 408 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Phil George 1:02:50 (22nd). Archive of Oldbury Power Station 10.
Rock ’n’ Roll Half Marathon. Sunday, 03 September 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 1:21:26.
Wolverhampton Half Marathon. Sunday, 03 September 2006. West Park,Wolverhampton. 1043 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Mike Lister 1:52:06 (328th). Archive of Wolverhampton Half Marathon.
Xterra UK Championship Duathlon. Saturday, 02 September 2006. Afan Forest Park, Neath Valley, South Wales. 193 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Simon Nurse 2:50:42 (52nd).

August

Machen Mountain Race. Monday, 28 August 2006. Machen Welfare Recreation Ground, Commercial Road, Machen. 110 people finished. 17 Croups members ran. Peter Kellam 48:31 (10th); Alun Williams 49:40 (16th); John Diffey 49:40 (18th); Matt Townsend 50:10 (20th); Hannah Jarvis 52:04 (27th); John O’Shea 53:18 (33rd); Chris Pristavec 53:43 (36th); Gareth Rhun Jones 54:08 (40th); Dave Miller 55:14 (45th); Steve Williams 55:52 (47th); Mike Davies 56:15 (49th); Graeme Donnan 57:01 (56th); Caroline Dallimore 59:42 (70th); Denis Murphy 1:01:25 (80th); Tracey Newman 1:12:20 (101st); Geoff Wright 1:13:07 (102nd); Clare Johnson 1:16:35 (107th). Archive of Machen Mountain Race. Thanks to Matt Townsend for finding these. Category and club membership were not mentioned, so I’ve had to guess. Sorry if I’ve added anyone I shouldn’t to the club results or missed anyone out. I also know that Clare Johnson and some others took a wrong turn and ran about 1K extra.
Tuska Triathlon. Sunday, 27 August 2006. Porthcawl Pier, Porthcawl. 169 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Andrew Shardlow 1:28:28 (123rd); Tim James 1:58:23 (169th). Official results: 73Kb Excel File. Archive of Tuska Triathlon.
30th Annual Neptune 8K Run. Saturday, 26 August 2006. Virginia, USA. 604 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 28:59 (6th). Archive of 30th Annual Neptune 8K Run.
East Coast Surfing Championship 5K. Saturday, 26 August 2006. Virginia, USA. 402 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 17:37 (8th). Archive of East Coast Surfing Championship 5K.
Neath Open Meeting Senior Men 800m. Wednesday, 23 August 2006. Court Herbert Athletics Track, Neath Sports Centre, Neath Abbey Road, Neath. 8 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Nigel Webb 2:11 (7th).
Merthyr Police 10k. Sunday, 20 August 2006. Rhydycar Leisure Centre, Merthyr Tydfil. 193 people finished. 40 Croups members ran. Phil Cook 34:22 (5th); Matt Hurford 36:32 (10th); Stuart Reeves 36:59 (11th); Mick McGeoch 37:06 (12th); Scott Howell 37:11 (13th); Phil George 37:40 (15th); Dave Headon 37:47 (16th); Ruth Pickvance 37:56 (17th); Matt Townsend 38:53 (24th); Mike Murphy 39:01 (26th); Clive Osmond 39:05 (27th); Marcus Coles 40:14 (34th); Graeme Donnan 40:34 (43rd); Steve Owen 40:56 (46th); Paul Morris 41:02 (47th); Mike Davies 41:12 (50th); Gerry Crispie 41:12 (49th); John O’Shea 41:38 (54th); Claire Beatty 42:04 (59th); Dave Lloyd 42:11 (60th); Julie Scholey 42:22 (64th); Wendy Boon 42:41 (73rd); Libby O’Duffy 43:13 (75th); Deborah Green 43:48 (80th); Richard Williams 44:59 (86th); Jenny Hughes 45:45 (100th); Caroline Dallimore 48:02 (118th); Steve Williams 48:34 (122nd); Gareth Rhun Jones 49:32 (129th); Jude Cassam 50:19 (137th); Janet Williams 51:18 (144th); Sasha Macken 52:53 (148th); Tracey Newman 54:40 (155th); Frank Williams 56:52 (168th); Alan Bladen 57:47 (173rd); Mal Rowson 57:59 (175th); Karen Phillips 59:04 (179th); Anne Donald 59:50 (181st); Gillian Murphy 1:02:41 (188th); John H Williams 1:08:36 (193rd). Official results: 47Kb Excel file.
Torbay Regatta 10k Road Race. Sunday, 20 August 2006. The Riviera Centre, Chestnut Avenue, Torquay. 499 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Alan Mann 42:53 (131st); Loretta Daley 55:23 (368th). Archive of Torbay Regatta 10k Road Race.
Race the Train 10K. Saturday, 19 August 2006. Tywyn, Gwynedd. 376 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Alun Williams 42:18 (7th). Official results: 62Kb PDF file. Archive of Race the Train 10K.
Les Croupiers 5K Time Trial. Thursday, 17 August 2006. Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff. 72 people finished. 62 Croups members ran. Richard Bullen 16:36 (1st); Dave Williams 16:48 (2nd); Gareth Thomas 16:54 (3rd); Nick Dukes 16:56 (4th); Stuart Crees 16:59 (5th); Scott Howell 18:03 (7th); Matt Hurford 18:16 (8th); Sandy Johnston 18:17 (9th); Andy Cleves 18:31 (10th); Dave Coles 18:32 (12th); Matt Townsend 18:32 (11th); Phil George 18:38 (14th); John Diffey 18:43 (15th); Simon Nurse 19:07 (16th); Julian Carter 19:23 (17th); Dave Proud 19:27 (18th); Steve Owen 19:33 (19th); Marcus Coles 19:36 (20th); Richard Boon 19:48 (22nd); Mike Davies 19:48 (21st); John Plain 20:03 (24th); Rob Evans 20:05 (25th); Wouter Poortinga 20:07 (26th); David Bright 20:09 (27th); Claire Beatty 20:17 (28th); Graeme Donnan 20:23 (29th); Lindsay Emyr 20:33 (30th); Paul Morris 20:42 (31st); Libby O’Duffy 20:46 (32nd); Julie Scholey 21:01 (33rd); Deborah Green 21:13 (34th); Wendy Boon 21:20 (35th); Liz Clarke 21:29 (36th); Yvonne Bullen 21:57 (38th); Mike Dix 22:02 (42nd); Jeff Aston 22:02 (41st); Howard Brown 22:02 (40th); Frank Williams 22:14 (43rd); Gillian Kellam 22:21 (45th); Jenny Hughes 22:23 (46th); Sally Hayes 22:34 (47th); Julie Lewis 22:43 (48th); Andrew Sedgmond 22:51 (49th); Judi Bowsher 22:56 (50th); Steve Williams 23:06 (51st); Liz Mellett 23:29 (52nd); Eilis Dolan 23:36 (53rd); Alan Mann 24:05 (55th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 24:48 (56th); Tracey Newman 25:11 (57th); Clare Johnson 25:21 (58th); Shona Dunlop 25:35 (59th); Lucy Spur 26:00 (61st); Malcolm Farnham 26:22 (62nd); Sandra Caveney 26:28 (63rd); Jemma Nurse 26:30 (64th); Tony Dorsett 27:47 (65th); Mal Rowson 27:59 (66th); Anne Donald 28:09 (67th); Karen Phillips 28:30 (68th); Alison Powis 30:02 (70th); Julie Evans 30:46 (71st). Official results: 19Kb Excel file. We had the biggest entry (79) for the 7th holding of this event and a record 72 finished. In what would have appeared good conditions fast times seemed hard to come by but there were some notable perfomances by veterans. Richard Bullen’s time of 16:36 looked safe until Dave Williams started last. Although Dave passed several earlier starters he finished just 12 seconds outside the club’s eternally youthful treasurer. Richie’s time put him 3rd on the alltime Vet 40 list and 1st on the Vet45. A late replacement for Richard Sewell, Sandy Johnston ran 18:17 for 3rd on the all time Vet 50 list and 1st Vet 55. Claire Beatty got round in 20:17 which was good enough to win the ladies race but recent addition Lindsay Emyr ran her close with 20:33 Julie Scholey posted 21:01 for 5th Vet 40 and 2nd Vet 45. In the Team race, Scott Howell, Deb Green, and Liz Mellett were 79 seconds clear of second place due in no small part to Deb’s 90s improvement over the distance.
Llandow Duathlon #4. Wednesday, 16 August 2006. Llandow Race Circuit, Nr Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan. 36 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Phil Cook 45:04 (7th); David Bright 47:36 (14th); John Plain 50:38 (26th); Mel James 57:12 (35th). Official results: 43Kb Excel file.
Boddington 50K. Sunday, 13 August 2006. Boddington, Nr Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. 3 Croups members ran. Alan Mann 4:06:12; Loretta Daley 4:32:03; Gil John 5:45:00.
Pontrhydyfen Half Marathon. Sunday, 13 August 2006. Pontrhydyfen, Port Talbot. 21 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Mike Davies 1:32:04 (10th).
Welsh Masters’ Track and Field 100m. Wednesday, 09 August 2006. Leckwith Stadium, Cardiff. 3 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Mike Davies 15 (1st); Mel James 15 (2nd); Tracey Newman 20 (3rd). Official results: 27Kb MS Word file.
Welsh Masters’ Track and Field 1500m. Wednesday, 09 August 2006. Leckwith Stadium, Cardiff. 4 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. John Diffey 5:16 (1st); Steve Owen 5:36 (2nd); Paul Morris 5:37 (3rd); Tracey Newman 7:11 (4th). Official results: 27Kb MS Word file.
Welsh Masters’ Track and Field 400m. Wednesday, 09 August 2006. Leckwith Stadium, Cardiff. 7 people finished. 7 Croups members ran. Nigel Webb 1:00 (1st); John Diffey 1:06 (2nd); Mike Davies 1:07 (3rd); Paul Morris 1:11 (4th); Steve Owen 1:13 (5th); Mel James 1:13 (6th); Tracey Newman 2:00 (7th). Official results: 27Kb MS Word file.
Rose Inn Series, Race 4. Tuesday, 08 August 2006. Redwick, Nr Magor. 153 people finished. 23 Croups members ran. Alun Williams 21:31 (1st); Stuart Crees 21:33 (2nd); Matt Hurford 22:38 (8th); Stuart Reeves 23:04 (13th); Mick McGeoch 23:24 (17th); Keith Davies 23:35 (18th); Mick Tabor 23:49 (20th); John O’Shea 25:13 (35th); Claire Beatty 25:55 (45th); John Plain 26:04 (50th); Rob Evans 26:16 (54th); Gerry Crispie 26:33 (58th); Julie Scholey 26:41 (60th); Liz Clarke 27:13 (66th); Richard Sewell 27:35 (68th); Alan Mann 28:26 (77th); Fran Williams 28:54 (82nd); Howard Brown 28:58 (84th); Steve Williams 30:09 (95th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 34:28 (133rd); Alan Bladen 35:47 (140th); Karen Phillips 38:42 (146th); Karen Phillips 38:42 (146th). Official results: 59Kb PDF file. Archive of Rose Inn Series, Race 4.
Swansea Bay 5k August. Tuesday, 08 August 2006. Blackpill Lido, Swansea. 344 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Libby O’Duffy 20:31 (95th); Sarah McCarthy 22:22 (153rd). Official results: 91Kb PDF file. Archive of Swansea Bay 5k August.
Brecon 10. Sunday, 06 August 2006. Penlan Athletics Track, Brecon Leisure Centre, Penlan, Brecon, Powys. 355 people finished. 33 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 57:23 (6th); Gareth Thomas 59:06 (8th); Phil Cook 59:40 (10th); Chris Discombe 1:00:26 (13th); Scott Howell 1:02:59 (19th); Stuart Reeves 1:03:12 (20th); Dave Headon 1:03:31 (21st); Phil George 1:05:55 (27th); Clive Osmond 1:06:31 (33rd); Matt Townsend 1:07:57 (40th); John Diffey 1:08:10 (42nd); Paul Morris 1:08:37 (44th); Mike Murphy 1:09:00 (48th); Lindsay Emyr 1:10:07 (56th); Steve Owen 1:10:57 (64th); Mike Davies 1:11:05 (66th); Gerry Crispie 1:11:11 (67th); Dave Proud 1:11:49 (75th); Dave Lloyd 1:12:57 (91st); Liz Clarke 1:13:19 (95th); Graeme Donnan 1:14:32 (113th); Julie Scholey 1:15:27 (120th); Paula Ham 1:16:35 (125th); Alan Mann 1:16:44 (127th); Tim O’Sullivan 1:17:13 (132nd); Deborah Green 1:19:23 (154th); Loretta Daley 1:20:50 (174th); Andrew Sedgmond 1:22:09 (190th); Steve Williams 1:24:44 (224th); Judi Bowsher 1:25:35 (230th); Clare Johnson 1:26:19 (240th); Tracey Newman 1:31:40 (277th); Sasha Macken 1:35:56 (298th). Official results: 61Kb Excel file. Thanks, yet again, to John Diffey for sending me these so promptly.
Welsh League 5000m. Sunday, 06 August 2006. Sobell Sports Stadium, Michael Sobell Sports Centre, The Ynys, Aberdare. 9 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Nick Dukes 17:32 (4th).
Tidewater Striders One-Mile Race. Saturday, 05 August 2006. Virginia, USA. 75 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 5:06 (4th). Archive of Tidewater Striders One-Mile Race.
Sri Chinmoy 3 x 1 Mile Relay. Friday, 04 August 2006. Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff. 42 people finished. 9 Croups members ran. Matt Townsend 5:17 (2nd); Dave Coles 5:32 (2nd); Phil George 5:33 (2nd); John O’Shea 5:53 (9th); Terry Caveney 6:02 (12th); Richard Brewer 6:51 (12th); Sandra Caveney 8:12 (12th); Peter Morgan 8:14 (14th); Karen Phillips 8:26 (9th). Archive of Sri Chinmoy 3 x 1 Mile Relay.
Pam Edwards Memorial Scholarship 3k. Tuesday, 01 August 2006. Virginia, USA. 221 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 10:27 (13th). Archive of Pam Edwards Memorial Scholarship 3k. NB Distance was shortened from 5k to 3k because of the heat-wave.

July

Kymin Dash. Sunday, 30 July 2006. Monmouth Leisure Centre, Old Dixton Road, Monmouth, Monmouthshire. 89 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Mike Lister 55:35 (53rd). Archive of Kymin Dash. The course covers approximately 7 miles of mixed terrain. It circles the town and ascends and descends the Kymin, a local viewpoint at 850ft, by forest tracks, field paths and minor roads to end on Chippenham Mead - the town recreation ground. The Course record is 38mins 54secs, set by P. Wheeler in 1985.
Pontrhydyfen 5.75 miles. Sunday, 30 July 2006. Pontrhydyfen, Port Talbot. 34 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Mike Davies 41:24 (14th); Mel James 45:31 (23rd). Official results: 57Kb MS Word file. This race is a low key, two lap, off road course in the Afan Valley organised by Port Talbot Harriers (£2 entry fee). It is a picturesque, well marshalled route through woodland disturbed only by the occasional walker but more frequently by extremely polite mountain bikers. The initial gradual climb is punctuated at a mile and a half by a steep drop to the river followed by a longer, steep climb up the valley side to the return downhill track. Presentations of winners’ plaques were held in the Miners’ Pub (Pontrhydyfen RFC clubhouse). Cheap beer prices were an added attraction. Highly recommended. Mike Davies.
Tenby 10K Road Race. Sunday, 30 July 2006. Tenby Leisure Centre, Marsh Road, Tenby, Pembrokeshire. 165 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. John Diffey 40:07 (24th). Archive of Tenby 10K Road Race.
Atacama Crossing Stage 6. Saturday, 29 July 2006. Atacama Desert, Chile. 109 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Andy Cleves 54:12 (8th); Julian Carter 54:12 (5th). Official results: 21Kb PDF file. Dear All Julian and I have spent today dosing in the campsite since luckily we finished the 70km stage in 1 hit. We had a delayed start to 10.00am. Julian had an absolute stormer as you’ll see in the results. I did okay too and kept running on all the ground that was runnable. There was far more runnable terrain today than on any other day so far, so despite being the longest stage it was not as dreadful as I might have imagined. It started with about 10km through the dreaded salt pan and also an ankle deep marsh for a bit. Later on there was much more running save for one massive dune, which took us through a range of hills. Later on there was more running to be had with an incredible final stage in the dark through the valley of the moon, including caves. I was glad to be with 3 others for this tricky stage with some scrambling: two Americans plus a Canadian; we made a good eam for the final stretch. I can’t say how glad I am that the big stage is over and now we have only the formality of 11km into San Pedro de Atacama tomorrow. My legs are still okay, but feet a bit mashed up. We both have holes in our shoes and our gaiters fellapart on day 1 and have needed daily repair. Julian’s position of 5^th overall and first Brit looks safe, with me 8^th at the moment and 2^nd Brit, so the two Taffies are happy with that, so long as there is no disaster tomorrow. We have had a super week and made new friends although for me the lows were very low! I’m fine now though and looking forward to catching up with everyone. A final thank you for all the sponsorship for Cancer Care Cymru and for the much valued emails of support. Best wishes all & see you soon Andy and Julian.
Dolgellau 5 Mile Road Race. Saturday, 29 July 2006. Marian Recreation Ground, Dolgellau, south Snowdonia. 88 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Alun Williams 26:19 (6th). Official results: 52Kb PDF file. Archive of Dolgellau 5 Mile Road Race.
Sri Chinmoy 4 Mile Race. Friday, 28 July 2006. Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff. 72 people finished. 16 Croups members ran. Matt Townsend 23:53 (7th); Paul Coker 24:40 (11th); Clive Osmond 24:43 (13th); Phil George 24:45 (14th); Terry Caveney 25:33 (16th); Lindsay Emyr 26:13 (20th); Dave Proud 26:36 (23rd); Jane Coker 27:20 (29th); Alan Mason 27:57 (32nd); Libby O’Duffy 28:18 (35th); Alun Williams 29:22 (42nd); Tina Rossiter 31:44 (54th); Tracey Newman 33:22 (60th); Jenny Johnson 37:13 (64th); Mal Rowson 38:33 (67th); Alan Bladen 39:57 (70th). Archive of Sri Chinmoy 4 Mile Race. Photos
Atacama Crossing Stage 5. Thursday, 27 July 2006. Atacama Desert, Chile. 114 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Julian Carter 9:24:29 (6th); Andy Cleves 10:01:05 (10th). Official results: 16Kb PDF file. From Ben Fergusson’s Blog: Mad Dogs and Englishmen "Then theres the Welsh Machine. Jules and Andrew, both hailing from Cardiff are basically the equivalent of the T1000 from Terminator 2. They run the same speed constantly and frankly I am getting a little fed up with them running me down everyday. When I got a chance to speak with them during stage 2, I realized that their running style and personalities were out of whack. Both are mild mannered, ones a zoologist and the other a cancer researcher. They were complaining to me about being too high in the overall ranking. Apparently it was ruining their race with all the pressure and whatnot." Andy Cleves: As you will see from the results Julian and I have decided to each row our own boat. Jules was often stronger on the difficult terrain and the decision was prompted when yesterday they drew a line at 6th place (Jules) for a later start, even though our finishing times were identical! We had 2 minutes to make a decision and we think it was the correct one. As it happened there was no delayed start but we ran our own races all the same. Today there is a delayed start before the long stage og 70km. It has been shortened from 80 because day 1 was difficult. Jules and I are off with the top 35 at 11.00am. I have taken the opportunity to have some extra scoff. I have visited the medical tent who have helped my feet again and also given me some diclofenac for a swollen foot; the docs are great. My body is tired but today really is the race, the last 4 days were just attrition beforehand. I hope I can do the lot in 1 hit and get to sleep some time in the small hours. It will be a bit like Thames Meander I hope. Yesterday was a real sod of a course: 11km through salt flats, which were sometimes coral sharp and other times really mushy. You could nevertell until you stood on it. Hope th SSAFA went well. Today will be very telling. Thank you for all emails. Best wishes to all Andy ad Jules
Atacama Crossing Stage 4. Wednesday, 26 July 2006. Atacama Desert, Chile. 114 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Julian Carter 6:17:56 (5th); Andy Cleves 7:00:33 (8th). Official results: 16Kb PDF file.
SSAFA 5k Series Race 3. Wednesday, 26 July 2006. Blackweir Tavern, North Road, Cardiff. 143 people finished. 46 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 15:55 (5th); Gareth Thomas 16:28 (13th); Phil Cook 16:32 (14th); Stuart Crees 16:33 (15th); Nick Dukes 16:53 (25th); Matt Hurford 17:21 (26th); Mick McGeoch 18:06 (34th); Matt Townsend 18:12 (37th); Phil George 18:53 (48th); Daniel Harris 18:54 (49th); John Diffey 19:03 (51st); Richard Self 19:14 (52nd); Kelvin Sullivan 19:16 (53rd); John O’Shea 19:17 (54th); Graeme Donnan 19:33 (59th); Steve Owen 19:34 (60th); John Plain 19:42 (63rd); Richard Boon 19:43 (64th); Lindsay Emyr 19:45 (66th); Paul Morris 19:58 (68th); Dave Proud 20:02 (69th); Rob Evans 20:06 (72nd); Claire Beatty 20:08 (73rd); Tim O’Sullivan 20:09 (74th); Alan Mann 20:10 (75th); Bill Fear 20:13 (76th); Wendy Boon 20:37 (81st); Wouter Poortinga 20:49 (83rd); Mike Lister 21:38 (91st); Deborah Green 21:39 (92nd); Paul Mackenzie-Cummins 21:41 (93rd); Gerry Crispie 22:00 (95th); Frank Williams 22:06 (98th); Julie Lewis 22:12 (99th); Sally Hayes 22:14 (100th); Gillian Kellam 22:15 (101st); Howard Brown 22:22 (104th); John Huggins 22:49 (106th); Andrew Sedgmond 22:51 (107th); Steve Williams 23:14 (110th); Gary Pashley 23:25 (111th); Angharad Roberts 24:38 (119th); Tracey Newman 25:34 (123rd); Clare Johnson 25:47 (124th); Tony Dorsett 28:11 (135th); Alan Bladen 30:02 (138th). Official results: 186Kb MS Word file. Thanks to Peter Morris as always for these.
Atacama Crossing Stage 3. Tuesday, 25 July 2006. Atacama Desert, Chile. 114 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Julian Carter 5:37:20 (6th); Andy Cleves 5:37:20 (7th). Official results: 16Kb PDF file. Today was a bit better - we had 20k of good running to start and later the ground got very hard and spiky. Later there were dunes too. In the end I was flagging behind a bit but we made it again. I went to see the docs and hey sorted out 2 toes that are mashed up. I hope they will last another day. I hope also that I can stick with Jules. All the good wishes by email have made me dig deep. I think Jules is stll in good shape. Many thanks to everyone who has sent invaluable messages of support. Goodness knows what the course will be 2moro Andrew.
Atacama Crossing Stage 2. Monday, 24 July 2006. Atacama Desert, Chile. 114 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Julian Carter 6:09:18 (6th); Andy Cleves 6:09:18 (7th). Official results: 16Kb PDF file. Andy says: Today was spectacular - long wade through a slot canyon, a tunnel and a massive sand dune. We made a bad mistake which added 1.5km which we could hve done without but we finished okay. Environment is amazing, freezing at night with strong sun by day. We are both physically in reasonable shape considering, but I am finding it emotionally difficult. Jules seems to be fine and helped me through a bad patch today. After only 2 days, the 50 miler seems a tall order. I may not be able to send may more emails but thank you to everyone who has sent word to us, please keep them coming, they are a huge boost.
Atacama Crossing Stage 1. Sunday, 23 July 2006. Atacama Desert, Chile. 102 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Julian Carter 5:03:28 (4th); Andy Cleves 5:03:28 (5th). Official results: PDF file. Andy says: Today was a hard stage for a first stage, so everyone says. Despite the massive descent with some nice bits to run, we spent most of our time ’canyoning’ with goodness knows how many crossings of the same river. We were surprised to catch up with the front runners and only did so because the conditions did not permit them to run properly. So we ended up 4th despite going fairly easy. Doubt it will last though. We are in good shape; no blisters as yet. Our gaiters have broken though. Local people exceptionally friendly and helpful. We have no real ill effects from altitude.
Jetty to Jetty Fun Run. Sunday, 23 July 2006. Australia. 1 Croups member ran. Christian Cobbold 32:40 (4th).
International Snowdon Race. Saturday, 22 July 2006. Padarn Park, Llanberis, Gwynedd, North Wales. 430 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Mark Farrar 2:21:41 (408th). Archive of International Snowdon Race. Official results link goes to Brian Smith’s Dudley Kingwinsford site, which got the results first.
Chepstow Harriers Tintern Trot. Thursday, 20 July 2006. The Anchor Inn, Tintern, near Chepstow. 147 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Mike Davies 52:10 (52nd); Graeme Donnan 52:28 (55th); Mike Lister 1:01:24 (100th). Official results: 28Kb Excel file. Thanks to Graeme Donnan for getting these to me.
The Standard Chartered Great City Race. Thursday, 20 July 2006. Moorgate, City of London, England. 1 Croups member ran. Paula Ham 20:59 (308th). Paula ran for her company (Legal & General). Her team came first, winning them holidays in Lanzarote.
Llandow Duathlon #3. Wednesday, 19 July 2006. Llandow Race Circuit, Nr Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan. 50 people finished. 12 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 45:16 (5th); John Diffey 49:59 (22nd); John Plain 50:43 (27th); Ruth Davies 51:40 (32nd); Rob Evans 51:58 (33rd); Graeme Donnan 52:39 (35th); Alan Mann 55:03 (37th); Carol Miller 55:44 (42nd); Rebecca Harris 55:59 (44th); Caroline Dallimore 57:54 (47th); Mel James 58:34 (49th); Clare Johnson 1:03:32 (50th). Official results: 52Kb Excel file.
Derby Day 5k. Saturday, 15 July 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 18:59.
Trailwalker UK 2006. Saturday, 15 July 2006. Petersfield to Brighton. 2 Croups members ran. Anne Donald 28:19; Ros Donald 28:19. Anne and Ros raised nearly £1300 for Oxfam with their 100K walk over the South Downs.
Carol Matthews Memorial Relays. Wednesday, 12 July 2006. Cosmeston Park, Nr Cardiff, Wales. 46 people finished. 46 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 14:55 (1st); Alun Williams 15:45 (2nd); Stuart Crees 15:55 (3rd); Phil Cook 16:00 (4th); Nick Dukes 16:25 (5th); Andy Cleves 17:17 (6th); Mick Tabor 17:17 (7th); Mick McGeoch 17:22 (8th); Paul Coker 17:28 (9th); Dave Coles 17:34 (10th); Matt Townsend 17:38 (11th); Simon Nurse 17:47 (12th); Kelvin Sullivan 18:17 (13th); Richard Boon 18:34 (14th); Claire Beatty 18:38 (15th); Lindsay Emyr 18:40 (16th); Martin Pinnell 18:41 (17th); Mike Davies 18:41 (18th); Paul Morris 18:43 (19th); John Plain 18:50 (20th); Graeme Donnan 18:55 (21st); Steve Owen 18:57 (22nd); Wendy Boon 19:05 (23rd); Rob Evans 19:07 (24th); Julie Scholey 19:10 (25th); Jane Coker 19:22 (26th); Tim O’Sullivan 19:30 (27th); Denis Murphy 19:55 (28th); Yvonne Bullen 20:07 (29th); Mike Dix 20:11 (30th); Sally Hayes 20:19 (31st); Des Davies 20:45 (32nd); Julie Lewis 21:00 (33rd); Ann James 21:07 (34th); Liz Sowter 21:12 (35th); Judi Bowsher 21:29 (36th); Fran Williams 21:31 (37th); Andrew Sedgmond 21:47 (38th); Jenny Hughes 21:49 (39th); Steve Williams 21:55 (40th); Eilis Dolan 22:07 (41st); Clare Johnson 23:33 (42nd); Jemma Nurse 23:41 (43rd); Tracey Newman 24:16 (44th); Sandra Caveney 26:06 (45th); Tony Dorsett 27:11 (46th). Official results: 61KB Excel file. I’ve now got the full results. Thanks to Seona Currie. Team names only; the full thing on the Excel file.
Rose Inn Series, Race 3. Tuesday, 11 July 2006. Redwick, Nr Magor. 138 people finished. 19 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 21:38 (2nd); Matt Hurford 22:32 (8th); Matt Townsend 23:51 (18th); Phil George 24:34 (20th); Clive Osmond 24:39 (22nd); Marcus Coles 25:10 (24th); Graeme Donnan 25:14 (26th); John Plain 25:34 (29th); Claire Beatty 25:41 (31st); Gerry Crispie 25:57 (35th); Richard Boon 26:29 (47th); Alan Mann 26:34 (50th); Julie Scholey 26:40 (51st); Wendy Boon 26:50 (52nd); Liz Clarke 27:32 (62nd); Richard Sewell 27:51 (64th); Cath Tailby 28:21 (69th); Fran Williams 29:40 (81st); Alan Bladen 35:55 (116th). Official results: 58Kb PDF file. Archive of Rose Inn Series, Race 3.
Frampton Village 10K. Monday, 10 July 2006. 501 people finished. 10 Croups members ran. Paul Morris 40:37 (63rd); Steve Owen 41:12 (72nd); Alan Mann 41:27 (74th); Des Davies 44:59 (141st); Loretta Daley 45:47 (158th); Steve Williams 49:18 (237th); Rhian Llewellyn 57:01 (379th); Tracey Newman 57:39 (388th); Angela Neal 1:08:41 (476th); Sharon Smith 1:08:42 (477th). Archive of Frampton Village 10K.
We Build People 8k. Tuesday, 04 July 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 30:32.
Gold Coast Airport Half Marathon. Sunday, 02 July 2006. Australia. 4562 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Christian Cobbold 1:12:09 (27th).
Ironman Switzerland. Sunday, 02 July 2006. Zurich, Switzerland. 2 Croups members ran. Anne Fallows 10:34:39 (318th); Simon Nurse 12:19:01 (953rd).
Rhondda 10k. Sunday, 02 July 2006. Rhondda. 96 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 32:03 (1st); John Diffey 38:30 (7th); Alan Bladen 58:38 (78th). Official results: 23Kb Excel file. Thanks to John Diffey for these.
Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon: Harter Course. Sunday, 02 July 2006. Grasmere. 1 Croups member ran. Caroline Dallimore 10:21:30 (32nd).

June

Llanelli 10K. Sunday, 25 June 2006. Llanelli Festival Fields, Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli. 641 people finished. 24 Croups members ran. Gareth Thomas 34:28 (8th); Stuart Crees 34:42 (9th); Matt Hurford 36:19 (19th); Nick Dukes 38:17 (34th); Ben Farag 38:41 (37th); Mike Murphy 39:39 (42nd); John Diffey 40:07 (46th); Marcus Coles 40:23 (50th); Richard Boon 40:25 (51st); Steve Williams 40:49 (58th); John O’Shea 41:09 (59th); Dave Lloyd 42:41 (72nd); Dave Proud 42:45 (74th); Wendy Boon 43:28 (80th); Liz Clarke 44:22 (96th); Libby O’Duffy 44:46 (104th); Judi Bowsher 47:46 (161st); Sue Neal 48:45 (175th); Tina Rossiter 51:01 (224th); Liz Thomas 51:35 (248th); Shona Dunlop 53:38 (299th); Tracey Newman 54:22 (313th); Gillian Murphy 1:08:25 (554th); Karen Phillips 1:10:19 (568th). Archive of Llanelli 10K. Some members entered on the day (presumably, according to Jeff ‘Sherlock’ Aston) and the results did not give club affilition. This may not be an exhaustive list.
Torbay Half Marathon. Sunday, 25 June 2006. Torbay. 1068 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Alan Mann 1:44:08 (231st); Loretta Daley 1:58:21 (559th). Archive of Torbay Half Marathon.
Bourton Hilly Half. Saturday, 24 June 2006. Bourton-on-the-Water. 238 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Dave Headon 1:25:29 (16th); Glenda Edwards 1:45:38 (91st); Alan Mann 1:49:11 (117th); Loretta Daley 1:52:25 (143rd). Archive of Bourton Hilly Half.
Sticker 5. Saturday, 24 June 2006. Sticker Football Field, St Austell, Cornwall. 315 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Alan Bladen 50:12 (272nd). Archive of Sticker 5.
Women’s Distance Festival 5k. Friday, 23 June 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 18:25.
SSAFA 5k Series Race 2. Wednesday, 21 June 2006. Blackweir Tavern, North Road, Cardiff. 162 people finished. 49 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 15:36 (5th); Richard Bullen 16:21 (9th); Stuart Crees 16:28 (11th); Gareth Thomas 16:36 (13th); Alun Williams 16:55 (17th); Phil Cook 17:04 (19th); Peter Kellam 17:39 (24th); Keith Davies 17:44 (27th); Mick Tabor 17:57 (31st); Matt Townsend 17:58 (32nd); Julian Carter 18:01 (34th); Clive Osmond 18:29 (40th); Dave Coles 18:33 (42nd); John Diffey 18:35 (43rd); Mick McGeoch 18:39 (47th); Ruth Davies 18:40 (48th); Daniel Harris 18:53 (53rd); Marcus Coles 18:57 (55th); Richard Boon 18:58 (56th); John O’Shea 19:00 (57th); Mike Murphy 19:03 (58th); Kelvin Sullivan 19:15 (59th); Graeme Donnan 19:33 (66th); Gerry Crispie 19:35 (67th); Dave Proud 19:37 (68th); John Plain 19:38 (69th); Steve Owen 19:39 (70th); Alan Mann 19:47 (73rd); Paul Morris 20:00 (77th); Steve G Lewis 20:01 (78th); Julie Scholey 20:07 (81st); Tim O’Sullivan 20:33 (85th); Wendy Boon 20:48 (88th); Gillian Kellam 21:28 (104th); Mike Lister 21:35 (106th); Liz Clarke 21:36 (107th); Julie Lewis 21:38 (108th); Fran Williams 22:14 (113th); Andrew Sedgmond 22:38 (116th); Anita Tucknutt 22:53 (121st); Steve Williams 23:16 (123rd); Angharad Roberts 23:45 (126th); Sue Neal 23:56 (129th); Helen Griffiths 25:09 (135th); Tracey Newman 25:12 (136th); Tony Dorsett 29:00 (153rd); Gillian Murphy 29:57 (156th); Joy Beavon 30:34 (157th); Karen Phillips 30:39 (158th). Official results: 35Kb MS Word file. There was a problem with the start. The official timekeeper, who was drafted in on the night, was misled by the Race Starter, and clicked his watch too soon. Realising his mistake, he reset his stopwatch but in the meantime the race started. Hence, all the time recorded were too fast. Eg I [Mick McGeoch] was given 18:34. I recorded myself as 18:39. After some debate, it was agreed that the likeliest accurate result was to add 5 seconds to everyones time. There were other ambiguities. One runner was missed altogether, who we have subsequently identified, and at least two athletes were recorded incorrectly (as in wrong running number). This has taken several days to correct but I feel that the result as it stands is as good as we can get mainly due to a large amount of detective work by Peter.
Pembrokeshire Sprint Distance Triathlon. Saturday, 17 June 2006. Goodwick Beach, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. 118 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Dave Price 1:38:33 (75th); Gareth Stevenson 1:40:15 (81st). Archive of Pembrokeshire Sprint Distance Triathlon.
Red Kite Challenge. Saturday, 17 June 2006. Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest Visitor Centre, Llywernog, Ponterwyd, Aberystwyth. 119 people finished. 6 Croups members ran. Clare Johnson (111th); Liz Clarke 1:45:45 (55th); Alan Mann 1:53:48 (78th); Caroline Dallimore 1:55:09 (83rd); Sue Neal 1:59:21 (90th); Loretta Daley 2:08:00 (107th). Archive of Red Kite Challenge. Welsh Trail Running Championship 2006.
Run Walk for the Kids 10K. Saturday, 17 June 2006. Virginia, USA. 261 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 37:50 (3rd). Archive of Run Walk for the Kids 10K.
Sri Chinmoy 3 Mile Race. Friday, 16 June 2006. Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff. 86 people finished. 18 Croups members ran. Matt Townsend 17:29 (4th); Mike Murphy 18:42 (9th); Marcus Coles 18:47 (10th); Terry Caveney 18:50 (11th); Graeme Donnan 19:11 (14th); Dave Proud 19:37 (18th); Tim O’Sullivan 19:39 (19th); Libby O’Duffy 19:45 (21st); Alan Mason 19:59 (26th); John O’Shea 20:10 (31st); Gillian Kellam 21:14 (39th); Jenny Hughes 21:18 (41st); Denis Murphy 21:22 (44th); Ann James 21:38 (45th); Tracey Newman 23:49 (64th); Ceri Knight 24:07 (66th); Jenny Johnson 27:02 (75th); Joy Beavon 27:43 (77th). Archive of Sri Chinmoy 3 Mile Race. My apologies to Peter Coles whom I missed out of the results. He came first. All other finishers have been set back a place.
Llandow Duathlon #2. Wednesday, 14 June 2006. Llandow Race Circuit, Nr Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan. 52 people finished. 13 Croups members ran. Peter Kellam 46:36 (7th); John Diffey 49:47 (18th); Nick Dallimore 49:53 (19th); John Plain 50:07 (21st); Steve Williams 50:23 (24th); Ruth Davies 51:18 (28th); Geoff Jones 51:23 (30th); Carol Miller 54:36 (38th); Martin Pinnell 55:17 (40th); Terry Caveney 55:37 (42nd); Caroline Dallimore 58:25 (44th); Mel James 59:15 (48th); Clare Johnson 1:02:45 (50th). Official results: 26KB Excel File.
Rose Inn Series, Race 2. Tuesday, 13 June 2006. Redwick, Nr Magor. 131 people finished. 15 Croups members ran. Dave Price 25:26 (25th); John Plain 26:06 (38th); Steve G Lewis 26:25 (42nd); Julie Scholey 26:32 (45th); Gerry Crispie 27:01 (47th); Alan Mann 27:12 (49th); Richard Sewell 27:30 (52nd); Liz Clarke 27:35 (53rd); Mike Dix 28:20 (59th); Jeff Aston 28:33 (64th); Julie Lewis 28:39 (65th); Fran Williams 29:50 (78th); Steve Williams 30:43 (88th); Sue Neal 32:04 (100th); Alan Bladen 37:11 (121st). Official results: 55Kb PDF file. Archive of Rose Inn Series, Race 2.
Swansea Bay 5K June. Tuesday, 13 June 2006. Blackpill Lido, Swansea. 371 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Ceri Knight 25:23 (261st). Official results: 43Kb PDF file. Archive of Swansea Bay 5K June.
Caen Marathon. Sunday, 11 June 2006. Caen, Normandy, France. 1 Croups member ran. Julian Baker 2:32:36 (10th).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 11. Sunday, 11 June 2006. Newtown to Llanbadarn Fynydd. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Chris Discombe 1:13:42 (4th); Terry Caveney 1:26:35 (29th); Glenda Edwards 1:39:03 (50th).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 12. Sunday, 11 June 2006. Llanbadarn Fynydd to Crossgates. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Sandy Johnston 1:07:33 (6th); Mike Davies 1:14:03 (20th); Sue Neal 1:24:04 (42nd).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 13. Sunday, 11 June 2006. Crossgates to Builth Wells. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Matt Townsend 1:06:10 (16th); John Plain 1:11:02 (23rd); Liz Clarke 1:14:49 (31st).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 14. Sunday, 11 June 2006. Builth Wells to Drovers Arms. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Julian Carter 1:15:15 (25th); Richard Boon 1:21:40 (42nd); Carol Miller 1:34:18 (52nd).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 15. Sunday, 11 June 2006. Drovers Arms to Brecon. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Stuart Reeves 1:16:37 (10th); Alan Mann 1:26:26 (32nd); Wendy Boon 1:28:03 (37th).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 16. Sunday, 11 June 2006. Brecon to Beacons Reservoir. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Rob Jones 1:00:33 (19th); Clive Osmond 1:02:03 (24th); Libby O’Duffy 1:11:18 (46th).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 17. Sunday, 11 June 2006. Beacons Reservoir to Cyfarthfa Castle. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Phil Cook 51:48 (1st); Dave Coles 58:39 (12th); Julie Lewis 1:07:21 (28th).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 18. Sunday, 11 June 2006. Merthyr (Rhyd-y-Car Centre) to Abercynon (Navigation Park). 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Matt Hurford 55:37 (3rd); Joanna Pritchard 1:01:44 (13th); Denis Murphy 1:07:23 (19th).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 19. Sunday, 11 June 2006. Abercynon (Navigation Park) to Caerphilly Castle. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Alun Williams 1:10:42 (6th); John O’Shea 1:17:36 (18th); Caroline Dallimore 1:32:36 (43rd).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 20. Sunday, 11 June 2006. Caerphilly Castle to Cardiff Castle. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Peter Kellam 1:06:39 (12th); Ben Farag 1:10:31 (22nd); Claire Beatty 1:25:54 (52nd).
Brecon Triathlon (800m/33k/8.5k). Saturday, 10 June 2006. Penlan Athletics Track, Brecon Leisure Centre, Penlan, Brecon, Powys. 163 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Neil Tatnell 1:58:32 (28th). Archive of Brecon Triathlon (800m/33k/8.5k).
Man V Horse. Saturday, 10 June 2006. Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys. 288 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Tracey Newman 3:23:50 (62nd). Archive of Man V Horse.
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 1. Saturday, 10 June 2006. Caernarfon Castle to Penygroes. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Mick McGeoch 1:04:36 (9th); Dave Lloyd 1:12:13 (27th); Fran Williams 1:19:29 (39th).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 10. Saturday, 10 June 2006. Llanfair Caereinion to Newtown. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Dave Williams 1:18:43 (7th); Anne Fallows 1:31:33 (31st); Paul Morris 1:34:30 (33rd).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 2. Saturday, 10 June 2006. Penygroes to Criccieth Castle. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Nick Dukes 1:10:22 (7th); Steve G Lewis 1:21:09 (29th); Jenny Hughes 1:30:55 (46th).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 3. Saturday, 10 June 2006. Criccieth Castle to Maentwrog. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Gareth Thomas 1:15:07 (4th); Lindsay Emyr 1:29:05 (29th); Graeme Donnan 1:36:43 (42nd).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 4. Saturday, 10 June 2006. Maentwrog to Harlech Castle. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Richard Bullen 53:53 (1st); John Diffey 1:02:21 (7th); Yvonne Bullen 1:11:05 (21st).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 5. Saturday, 10 June 2006. Harlech Castle to Barmouth. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Mick Tabor 1:02:24 (1st); David Bright 1:08:47 (12th); Ruth Davies 1:08:48 (13th).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 6. Saturday, 10 June 2006. Barmouth to Dolgellau. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Simon Nurse 1:11:26 (11th); Tim O’Sullivan 1:19:00 (21st); Judi Bowsher 1:27:50 (35th).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 7. Saturday, 10 June 2006. Dolgellau to Dinas Mawddwy. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 1:00:11 (3rd); Gerry Crispie 1:15:37 (33rd); Liz Sowter 1:25:12 (50th).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 8. Saturday, 10 June 2006. Dinas Mawddwy to Foel. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Scott Howell 1:11:42 (8th); Veronica Singleton 1:20:32 (26th); Steve Owen 1:20:42 (27th).
Welsh Castles Relay Stage 9. Saturday, 10 June 2006. Foel to Llanfair Caereinion. 57 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Keith Davies 52:02 (2nd); Jeff Aston 1:00:24 (18th); Julie Scholey 1:01:11 (19th).
Biel 100km. Friday, 09 June 2006. Biel, Switzerland. 2 Croups members ran. Frank Moritz 9:11:49 (56th); Richard Brewer 11:55:33 (533rd).
Biel Marathon. Friday, 09 June 2006. Biel, Switzerland. 1 Croups member ran. Andy Cleves 3:14:13 (13th).
Bala Middle Distance Triathlon. Sunday, 04 June 2006. 1 Croups member ran. Anne Fallows 4:37:06 (58th). Archive of Bala Middle Distance Triathlon.
Dartmoor Discovery 32 Mile Road Race. Sunday, 04 June 2006. Princetown, Dartmoor, Devon. 154 people finished. 3 Croups members ran. Alan Mann 5:40:54 (64th); Loretta Daley 6:21:31 (115th); Gil John 6:25:03 (119th). Archive of Dartmoor Discovery 32 Mile Road Race.
Doomben 10 km. Sunday, 04 June 2006. Doomben Racecourse, Doomben, Queensland. 410 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Christian Cobbold 33:10 (2nd). Archive of Doomben 10 km.
Fairford Festival 10k Road Race. Sunday, 04 June 2006. Fairford, Glos. 410 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Joanna Pritchard 40:54 (34th); Shaun Pritchard 42:07 (49th). Archive of Fairford Festival 10k Road Race.

May

Merthyr Mawr Lane 5km. Wednesday, 31 May 2006. 13 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 15:33 (3rd); Sandy Johnston 17:54 (18th); Daniel Harris 18:10 (19th); John Diffey 18:47 (26th); Richard Boon 18:55 (27th); Mick McGeoch 19:12 (28th); Lindsay Emyr 19:29 (32nd); Graeme Donnan 19:33 (34th); Wendy Boon 20:32 (41st); Tim O’Sullivan 20:40 (42nd); Jeff Aston 20:53 (44th); Judi Bowsher 21:58 (52nd); Andrew Sedgmond 23:48 (58th). Official results: 147Kb MS Word file.
Brussels 20k. Sunday, 28 May 2006. Bruxelles, Belgium. 1 Croups member ran. Jaime Veiga 1:43:08.
Wells 10K. Sunday, 28 May 2006. 1 Croups member ran. Dave Williams 34:30 (3rd). Archive of Wells 10K.
Bath Hilly 10. Saturday, 27 May 2006. Pentyrch RFC, Parc-y-Dwrlyn Fields, Penuel Road, Pentyrch. 5 Croups members ran. Glenda Edwards 1:20:40 (75th); Alan Mann 1:22:14 (86th); Mark Farrar 1:23:40 (92nd); Fran Williams 1:26:05 (104th); Loretta Daley 1:28:54 (107th). Official results: 205Kb MS Word file. Archive of Bath Hilly 10.
Elizabeth River Run 10k. Saturday, 27 May 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 37:39 (14th). Archive of Elizabeth River Run 10k.
SSAFA 5k Series Race 1. Wednesday, 24 May 2006. Blackweir Tavern, North Road, Cardiff. 43 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 15:31 (6th); Gareth Thomas 16:31 (11th); Stuart Crees 16:39 (16th); Nick Dukes 16:46 (19th); Alun Williams 16:50 (20th); Phil Cook 17:20 (26th); Andy Cleves 17:37 (28th); Peter Kellam 17:43 (30th); Matt Hurford 17:55 (33rd); Matt Townsend 18:05 (35th); Mick Tabor 18:11 (38th); Daniel Harris 18:36 (40th); Clive Osmond 18:40 (41st); John Diffey 18:53 (43rd); Richard Self 19:00 (44th); Kelvin Sullivan 19:02 (45th); John O’Shea 19:07 (47th); Graeme Donnan 19:10 (50th); Richard Boon 19:11 (51st); Terry Caveney 19:12 (52nd); Marcus Coles 19:21 (55th); Gerry Crispie 19:29 (57th); Ruth Davies 19:31 (59th); Paul Morris 19:39 (60th); Mick McGeoch 19:44 (62nd); Lindsay Emyr 19:46 (63rd); Steve Owen 19:47 (64th); John Plain 19:49 (67th); Tim O’Sullivan 19:54 (69th); Charles Aithie 19:56 (71st); Alan Mann 20:11 (78th); Julie Scholey 20:13 (79th); Wendy Boon 20:30 (84th); Claire Beatty 20:45 (88th); Jeff Aston 20:54 (90th); Yvonne Bullen 20:55 (91st); Mike Dix 21:37 (96th); Gillian Kellam 21:55 (98th); Mike Lister 23:00 (102nd); Fran Williams 23:01 (103rd); Andrew Sedgmond 23:12 (105th); Steve Williams 23:15 (106th); Tracey Newman 26:03 (130th). Official results: 32Kb MS Word file.
Cancer Care Cymru Canter 5K 2006. Sunday, 21 May 2006. Bute Park, Cardiff. 30 Croups members ran. Nick Dukes 17:00 (1st); Phil Cook 17:38 (4th); Barry Johnston 18:06 (5th); Matt Townsend 18:12 (7th); Sandy Johnston 18:22 (8th); Ben Farag 18:31 (10th); Clive Osmond 18:33 (11th); Terry Caveney 19:23 (15th); Marcus Coles 19:30 (17th); Graeme Donnan 19:35 (18th); Gerry Crispie 19:47 (21st); Paul Morris 19:52 (22nd); Steve G Lewis 20:07 (24th); Steve Owen 20:10 (25th); Alan Mason 20:38 (30th); Firouz Mal 20:45 (31st); Julie Scholey 20:50 (33rd); Libby O’Duffy 20:57 (35th); Paula Ham 21:08 (38th); Cath Tailby 21:14 (40th); Julie Lewis 22:15 (44th); John O’Shea 22:40 (49th); Gillian Kellam 22:59 (51st); Ceri Knight 24:50 (58th); Tracey Newman 25:52 (66th); Annie Conroy 26:38 (75th); Mal Rowson 27:05 (79th); Sandra Caveney 27:32 (88th); Graham Davey 30:30 (106th); Karen Phillips 30:53 (111th). Official results: 34Kb Excel file.
19th British Masters Open Road Relay Females and Males 50+. Saturday, 20 May 2006. Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. 16 Croups members ran. Barry Johnston 17:09; Kelvin Sullivan 18:33; Mick McGeoch 18:57; John O’Shea 18:59; Lindsay Emyr 19:21; Keith Quinn 19:43; Veronica Singleton 19:44; Jane Coker 19:51; Julie Scholey 20:21; Yvonne Bullen 20:21; Jeff Aston 20:39; Carol Miller 20:59; Liz Clarke 21:31; Ann James 21:42; Sue Neal 22:40; Clare Johnson 24:43.
19th British Masters Open Road Relay Males 35–39 and 40–49. Saturday, 20 May 2006. Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. 12 Croups members ran. Gareth Thomas 15:52; Richard Bullen 16:26; Stuart Reeves 17:01; Peter Kellam 17:20; Matt Townsend 17:38; Mick Tabor 17:50; Scott Howell 17:51; Paul Coker 17:53; Paul Morris 19:02; Dave Coles 19:09; Alan Mann 19:54; Tim O’Sullivan 20:20.
Independence Middle 5k. Saturday, 20 May 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 17:55.
Llandow Duathlon #1. Wednesday, 17 May 2006. Llandow Race Circuit, Nr Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan. 9 Croups members ran. Peter Kellam 49:27 (12th); John Plain 51:04 (18th); Nicola Baker 51:38 (20th); Graeme Donnan 53:52 (26th); Paul Thomas 55:36 (30th); Carol Miller 58:19 (34th); Caroline Dallimore 59:13 (35th); Katie Stevenson 1:04:41 (37th); Clare Johnson 1:05:08 (38th).
Berkeley 10 km. Monday, 15 May 2006. 2 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 33:09 (3rd); Fran Williams 47:03 (89th). Archive of Berkeley 10 km.
Cow Pat Canter. Sunday, 14 May 2006. 1 Croups member ran. Simon Nurse 42:20 (7th). Archive of Cow Pat Canter.
Prague Marathon. Sunday, 14 May 2006. 1 Croups member ran. Richard Self 3:35:02 (692nd).
Sheffield Half Marathon. Sunday, 14 May 2006. Don Valley Stadium, Worksop Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. 3611 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Mike Davies 1:34:00 (487th); Steve Williams 1:49:00 (1690th). Archive of Sheffield Half Marathon.
Sri Chinmoy 2 Mile Race. Friday, 12 May 2006. 17 Croups members ran. Andy Cleves 11:09 (4th); Matt Townsend 11:22 (7th); Paul Coker 11:36 (8th); Clive Osmond 11:41 (9th); Mick Tabor 11:58 (11th); Terry Caveney 12:12 (17th); Mike Murphy 12:25 (20th); Graeme Donnan 12:28 (21st); Alan Mason 12:44 (26th); Jane Coker 12:45 (27th); Libby O’Duffy 13:07 (32nd); Liz Clarke 13:24 (36th); Richard Brewer 13:34 (38th); Tina Rossiter 14:33 (46th); Caroline Dallimore 14:39 (47th); Tracey Newman 15:58 (56th); Gillian Murphy 18:30 (75th). Archive of Sri Chinmoy 2 Mile Race.
Rose Inn Series, Race 1. Tuesday, 09 May 2006. Redwick, Nr Magor. 30 Croups members ran. Chris Discombe 21:20 (4th); Stuart Crees 21:22 (5th); Andy Cleves 23:09 (17th); Barry Johnston 23:23 (21st); Matt Townsend 23:33 (24th); Dave Headon 24:07 (26th); Graeme Donnan 24:56 (38th); Richard Boon 25:03 (40th); John Ledsam 25:15 (44th); Alan Mann 25:20 (45th); Dave Price 25:25 (48th); John O’Shea 25:33 (51st); Julie Scholey 26:16 (58th); John Plain 26:29 (62nd); Claire Beatty 27:12 (74th); Liz Clarke 27:20 (77th); Wendy Boon 27:23 (80th); Richard Sewell 27:54 (83rd); Des Davies 28:21 (86th); Glenda Edwards 28:39 (90th); Howard Brown 29:03 (95th); Caroline Dallimore 29:44 (102nd); Steve Williams 29:55 (103rd); Sue Neal 32:17 (126th); Clare Johnson 32:48 (129th); Nick Edwards 34:11 (137th); Sandra Caveney 35:04 (141st); Alan Bladen 36:26 (146th); Joy Beavon 40:33 (152nd); Karen Phillips 40:40 (154th). Official results: 58Kb PDF file. Archive of Rose Inn Series, Race 1.
Black Death Run. Sunday, 07 May 2006. 1 Croups member ran. Liz Clarke 1:23:35 (89th). Archive of Black Death Run.
Cardiff Triathletes Try-A-Tri 2006. Sunday, 07 May 2006. 1 Croups member ran. Martin Pinnell 18:57 (31st). Official results: 17Kb PDF file. Archive of Cardiff Triathletes Try-A-Tri 2006.
Pembrokeshire Harriers Neyland Multi-Terrain 10km. Sunday, 07 May 2006. 2 Croups members ran. Dave Price 43:46 (22nd); Katie Stevenson 56:21 (67th). Archive of Pembrokeshire Harriers Neyland Multi-Terrain 10km.
Shakespeare Marathon. Sunday, 07 May 2006. 2 Croups members ran. Terry Caveney 3:15:10 (80th); Richard Brewer 3:48:01 (274th). Archive of Shakespeare Marathon.
The Waterfront Barry Ty Hafan 5K Run. Sunday, 07 May 2006. 32 Croups members ran. Gareth Thomas 16:30 (1st); Dave Williams 16:42 (3rd); Stuart Crees 16:48 (4th); Matt Townsend 18:13 (6th); Barry Johnston 18:19 (7th); Matt Hurford 18:25 (8th); Ben Farag 18:51 (12th); Clive Osmond 18:56 (14th); John Diffey 19:10 (17th); Lindsay Emyr 19:27 (23rd); John O’Shea 19:30 (25th); Graeme Donnan 19:32 (26th); Mike Davies 19:45 (30th); Marcus Coles 19:49 (32nd); Steve Owen 20:05 (36th); Steve G Lewis 20:18 (42nd); Tim O’Sullivan 20:37 (50th); Mick McGeoch 20:47 (54th); Julie Scholey 20:58 (57th); Veronica Singleton 21:01 (59th); Paula Ham 21:15 (64th); Cath Tailby 21:25 (69th); Alan Mann 21:44 (75th); Julie Lewis 22:04 (86th); Susan Fry 25:49 (182nd); Tracey Newman 26:20 (191st); Ceri Knight 26:35 (201st); Alan Bladen 28:48 (280th); Tony Dorsett 29:15 (296th); Graham Davey 31:16 (348th); Karen Phillips 32:21 (378th); Annie Conroy 36:37 (444th). Official results: 213Kb PDF file. Archive of The Waterfront Barry Ty Hafan 5K Run.
Chesapeake Bay 10k. Saturday, 06 May 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 38:25.
Great Welsh Run 2006. Monday, 01 May 2006. Cardiff Bay. 55 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 26:41 (8th); Stuart Crees 26:57 (11th); Chris Discombe 27:13 (13th); Dave Williams 27:18 (14th); Ruth Pickvance 29:42 (37th); Matt Hurford 29:57 (41st); Matt Townsend 30:10 (48th); Peter Kellam 31:17 (63rd); John Diffey 31:31 (70th); Graeme Donnan 31:57 (76th); Terry Caveney 31:57 (77th); John O’Shea 32:12 (80th); Marcus Coles 32:21 (84th); Gerry Crispie 32:22 (85th); Mike Davies 32:37 (96th); Mike Murphy 32:40 (103rd); John Ledsam 32:51 (105th); Steve Owen 32:58 (109th); Tim O’Sullivan 33:13 (115th); Alan Mason 33:57 (141st); Bill Fear 33:58 (142nd); Jeff Aston 34:01 (147th); Jenny Hughes 34:06 (148th); Julie Scholey 34:32 (159th); Liz Sowter 34:49 (168th); Cath Tailby 35:00 (176th); Neil Tatnell 35:06 (182nd); Paula Ham 35:06 (183rd); Mike Lister 36:02 (210th); Gillian Kellam 36:36 (237th); Nicola Baker 37:14 (265th); Jemma Nurse 38:17 (308th); Angharad Roberts 39:48 (375th); Helen Griffiths 40:48 (412th); Linda Jensen 40:53 (417th); Mick Tabor 40:53 (418th); Susan Fry 40:56 (421st); Steve Fry 40:56 (422nd); Sarah Dodd 42:28 (486th); Kate MacDonald 43:13 (530th); Simon James 43:28 (543rd); Tracey Newman 43:30 (546th); Ceri Knight 43:42 (555th); Annie Conroy 44:02 (576th); Richard Self 44:49 (611th); Mal Rowson 45:19 (631st); Joy Beavon 47:18 (728th); Alan Bladen 47:43 (741st); Jenny Johnson 47:59 (747th); Gillian Murphy 48:18 (764th); Anne Donald 48:36 (774th); Veronica Singleton 49:07 (794th); Graham Davey 50:23 (839th); Peter Morgan 50:25 (841st); Karen Phillips 54:07 (922nd). Official results: 150Kb Excel file.

April

Bird Rock Half Marathon. Sunday, 30 April 2006. 5 Croups members ran. Clive Osmond 1:25:51 (10th); Liz Clarke 1:34:15 (37th); Sue Neal 1:46:29 (63rd); Loretta Daley 1:51:38 (79th); Alan Mann 1:51:38 (80th). Archive of Bird Rock Half Marathon.
Brisbane 10k. Sunday, 30 April 2006. Australia. 1 Croups member ran. Christian Cobbold 33:46 (2nd).
Frederick Marathon. Sunday, 30 April 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 2:54:51 (12th). Archive of Frederick Marathon.
Great West Run 2006. Sunday, 30 April 2006. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Warwick 1:52:12 (794th); Victoria Warwick 2:00:15 (1156th). Archive of Great West Run 2006.
Highworth 5 Mile Road Race. Sunday, 30 April 2006. 2 Croups members ran. Paul Coker 30:12 (20th); Jane Coker 33:33.
Schneider 5. Sunday, 30 April 2006. 1 Croups member ran. Fran Williams 38:00 (68th). Archive of Schneider 5.
CSSC 10Km Championships. Wednesday, 26 April 2006. 1 Croups member ran. Yvonne Bullen 45:39 (98th).
Pentyrch Hill Race. Tuesday, 25 April 2006. Pentyrch RFC, Parc-y-Dwrlyn Fields, Penuel Road, Pentyrch. 5 Croups members ran. Keith Davies 49:25 (5th); Julian Carter 50:45 (7th); Barry Johnston 55:22 (17th); Richard Self 56:26 (20th); Sarah Dodd 1:18:23 (72nd). Official results: 112Kb MS Word file.
Flora London Marathon. Sunday, 23 April 2006. 35 Croups members ran. Gareth Thomas 2:31:22 (76th); Julian Baker 2:37:00 (144th); Stuart Reeves 2:48:21 (457th); Nick Dukes 2:49:39 (517th); Andy Cleves 2:49:53 (536th); Phil George 2:52:00 (629th); Scott Howell 2:59:10 (1145th); Paul Morris 3:03:24 (1460th); Sandy Johnston 3:04:03 (1503rd); Dave Headon 3:07:17 (1765th); Graeme Donnan 3:19:47 (3204th); Veronica Singleton 3:21:48 (3481st); Wendy Boon 3:25:21 (3951st); John Diffey 3:26:41 (4155th); Gary Hyatt 3:26:54 (4188th); Firouz Mal 3:28:15 (4417th); Mike Davies 3:30:08 (4810th); Steve G Lewis 3:32:00 (5116th); Carol Miller 3:35:16 (5674th); Richard Boon 3:36:34 (5904th); Judi Bowsher 3:37:28 (6082nd); Julie Lewis 3:37:51 (6153rd); Steve Owen 3:39:30 (6494th); John Thomas 3:42:18 (7027th); Gary John 3:45:17 (7694th); Ian Derrick 3:46:22 (7919th); Jeff Aston 3:47:50 (8277th); Rebecca Harris 3:48:34 (8453rd); Loretta Daley 3:50:10 (8842nd); Alan Mann 3:50:16 (8863rd); Steve Williams 4:06:34 (13138th); Colette Borg 4:19:39 (16386th); Mike Lister 4:24:06 (17543rd); Elen Willis 4:31:59 (19623rd); Gil John 4:50:33 (23762nd). Official results: 36KB Excel spreadsheet. Archive of Flora London Marathon.
Hamburg Marathon. Sunday, 23 April 2006. Hamburg, Germany. 1 Croups member ran. Ben Farag 3:14:40.
ISCA Duathlon. Sunday, 23 April 2006. 4 Croups members ran. Jerry Cleall-Harding 1:11:02 (17th); David Bright 1:12:12 (23rd); Caroline Dallimore 1:23:24 (42nd); Clare Johnson 1:32:30 (51st). Official results: 31Kb Excel file. Archive of ISCA Duathlon.
Lochaber Marathon. Sunday, 23 April 2006. 1 Croups member ran. Libby O’Duffy 3:37:48 (61st). Archive of Lochaber Marathon.
Pioneer Pride 5k. Saturday, 22 April 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 17:44.
Carmarthen Mayor’s 5k. Monday, 17 April 2006. 9 Croups members ran. Gareth Thomas 16:23 (10th); Sandy Johnston 18:11 (28th); Paul Coker 18:34 (41st); Jane Coker 20:25 (78th); Julie Scholey 21:13 (98th); Liz Clarke 21:28 (100th); Howard Brown 22:31 (119th); Steve Williams 23:17 (125th); Sue Neal 23:47 (134th). Official results: 118Kb PDF file. Archive of Carmarthen Mayor’s 5k.
Sarn Helen Teifi 10 Mile Road Race. Sunday, 16 April 2006. 1 Croups member ran. Jemma Nurse 1:19:54 (64th). Archive of Sarn Helen Teifi 10 Mile Road Race.
ODU Monarch 5K. Saturday, 15 April 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 17:52 (2nd). Archive of ODU Monarch 5K.
Maidenhead Easter 10. Friday, 14 April 2006. 1 Croups member ran. Yvonne Bullen 1:13:34 (289th). Archive of Maidenhead Easter 10.
Atlantic College 10K. Sunday, 09 April 2006. Atlantic College, St Donat’s Castle, Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan. 30 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 31:57 (2nd); Gareth Thomas 33:27 (6th); Nick Dukes 34:46 (17th); Stuart Reeves 35:05 (19th); Dave Headon 35:53 (22nd); Scott Howell 36:53 (30th); Matt Townsend 37:54 (38th); Matt Hurford 38:11 (44th); Dave Coles 38:30 (51st); Richard Self 39:16 (58th); John O’Shea 39:53 (66th); David Bright 41:19 (91st); Marcus Coles 41:22 (92nd); Alan Mann 42:20 (109th); Tim O’Sullivan 42:20 (110th); Carol Miller 42:54 (128th); Cath Tailby 43:04 (132nd); Liz Clarke 43:16 (134th); Paula Ham 43:26 (142nd); Gary John 43:42 (147th); Mike Dix 43:52 (152nd); Liz Sowter 44:48 (161st); Loretta Daley 47:20 (218th); Andrew Sedgmond 48:53 (268th); Steve Williams 49:26 (282nd); Linda Jensen 50:28 (306th); Mick Tabor 50:28 (307th); Mike James 50:54 (319th); Sue Neal 53:42 (346th); Tracey Newman 55:51 (383rd). Archive of Atlantic College 10K.
Paris Marathon. Sunday, 09 April 2006. Paris, France. 1 Croups member ran. Tim James 5:17:06.
Reading Half Marathon. Sunday, 09 April 2006. Madejski Stadium, Reading, Wilts. 1 Croups member ran. Jenny Hughes 1:36:14 (1195th). Official results: 146Kb PDF file. Archive of Reading Half Marathon.
Ali’s Run 5k. Saturday, 08 April 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 18:26.
Chedworth Roman Trail 10. Sunday, 02 April 2006. Chedworth Village Hall, Chedworth, Cheltenham, Gloucester. 1 Croups member ran. Matt Townsend 1:13:40 (31st). Archive of Chedworth Roman Trail 10.
Porthkerry Plod. Sunday, 02 April 2006. Porthkerry Park, Barry. 6 Croups members ran. Paul Coker 35:45 (2nd); Jane Coker 39:57 (13th); Neil Tatnell 40:14 (17th); Cath Tailby 40:37 (19th); Liz Sowter 41:06 (22nd); Colette Borg 48:58 (56th). Official results: 46Kb RTF file.
Taunton Half Marathon. Sunday, 02 April 2006. Somerset College of Arts and Technology, Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset. 1 Croups member ran. Glenda Edwards 1:42:08 (325th). Archive of Taunton Half Marathon.
Taunton Marathon. Sunday, 02 April 2006. Somerset College of Arts and Technology, Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset. 1 Croups member ran. Richard Brewer 3:43:06 (95th). Archive of Taunton Marathon.
Fort Eustis 10k. Saturday, 01 April 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 37:41 (2nd). Archive of Fort Eustis 10k.

March

Islwyn Half Marathon. Sunday, 26 March 2006. Pontllanfraith Leisure Centre, Coed Cae Ddu Road, Pontllanfraith, Blackwood, Gwent. 37 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 1:14:28 (2nd); Stuart Reeves 1:19:25 (9th); Dave Headon 1:20:35 (13th); Andy Cleves 1:23:13 (17th); Scott Howell 1:23:36 (19th); Matt Townsend 1:26:14 (24th); Barry Johnston 1:27:33 (31st); Paul Morris 1:28:15 (32nd); Clive Osmond 1:28:28 (33rd); Richard Boon 1:29:25 (39th); Graeme Donnan 1:31:13 (45th); Terry Caveney 1:31:20 (47th); Mike Davies 1:32:15 (52nd); John O’Shea 1:32:51 (54th); Alan Mann 1:33:31 (57th); Steve Owen 1:33:43 (58th); Dave Price 1:34:44 (67th); Wendy Boon 1:36:17 (77th); Liz Sowter 1:37:53 (82nd); Carol Miller 1:38:31 (86th); Richard Brewer 1:38:40 (87th); Paula Ham 1:38:48 (88th); Julie Scholey 1:39:26 (92nd); Julie Lewis 1:39:40 (94th); Denis Murphy 1:40:13 (98th); Libby O’Duffy 1:40:29 (99th); Steve G Lewis 1:43:13 (110th); Judi Bowsher 1:44:45 (119th); Caroline Dallimore 1:47:29 (131st); Steve Williams 1:50:52 (146th); Sue Neal 1:51:43 (151st); Steve Warwick 1:54:25 (163rd); Colette Borg 1:58:29 (177th); Clare Johnson 1:59:22 (180th); Kelly Langford 2:02:25 (186th); Tracey Newman 2:04:07 (188th); Victoria Warwick 2:05:52 (193rd). Archive of Islwyn Half Marathon.
PSUK Cross Country Championship. Sunday, 26 March 2006. 2 Croups members ran. Veronica Singleton 40:24 (14th); Fran Williams 46:12 (50th).
Silverstone Half Marathon. Monday, 20 March 2006. Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. 3 Croups members ran. Stuart Reeves 1:14:49 (16th); Stuart Crees 1:14:49 (16th); Nick Dukes 1:18:51 (34th).
B&Q Eastleigh 10K. Sunday, 19 March 2006. Fleming Pk, Woodside Avenue, Eastleigh, Southampton, Hants. 2 Croups members ran. Richard Bullen 32:58 (39th); Yvonne Bullen 43:58 (64th). Archive of B&Q Eastleigh 10K.
Bath Half Marathon. Sunday, 19 March 2006. Great Pulteney Street, Bath. 17 Croups members ran. Gareth Thomas 1:13:33 (42nd); Phil George 1:19:39 (90th); Dave Headon 1:20:18 (98th); Barry Johnston 1:25:58 (224th); John Diffey 1:28:08 (315th); Gary John 1:40:35 (1062nd); Ian Derrick 1:40:50 (1083rd); John Thomas 1:40:54 (1089th); Sarah McCarthy 1:48:39 (1817th); Steve Williams 1:52:17 (2214th); Alan Mann 1:56:51 (2748th); Andrew Sedgmond 1:59:53 (3111th); Tracey Newman 2:00:40 (3196th); Tim James 2:01:34 (3315th); Katie Stevenson 2:01:40 (3327th); Joanne Greenwood 2:13:05 (4424th); Jenny Johnson 2:21:23 (5028th). Archive of Bath Half Marathon.
Forest of Dean Trails Half Marathon. Sunday, 19 March 2006. Whitemead Forest Park, Parkend, Lydney, Gloucestershire. 5 Croups members ran. Matt Townsend 1:28:01 (34th); Graeme Donnan 1:33:55 (93rd); John O’Shea 1:35:00 (105th); Tim O’Sullivan 1:40:03 (175th); Mike Lister 1:53:55 (463rd). Archive of Forest of Dean Trails Half Marathon.
Shamrock Marathon. Sunday, 19 March 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 2:55:35 (31st). Archive of Shamrock Marathon.
West Glamorgan Cross Country League #5. Sunday, 19 March 2006. 1 Croups member ran. Hannah Jarvis 28:36 (6th). Archive of West Glamorgan Cross Country League #5.
Rhayader ‘Round the Lakes’ 20. Saturday, 18 March 2006. Rhayader Leisure Centre, North Street, Rhayader, Powys. 9 Croups members ran. Ben Farag 2:27:28 (61st); Richard Boon 2:32:40 (84th); Mike Davies 2:35:02 (99th); Richard Self 2:35:35 (103rd); Wendy Boon 2:42:05 (137th); Alan Mann 2:45:41 (154th); Liz Clarke 2:48:55 (175th); Glenda Edwards 2:49:29 (181st); Sue Neal 3:00:18 (236th). Archive of Rhayader ‘Round the Lakes’ 20.
Barry 40. Sunday, 12 March 2006. Jenner Park Athletic Stadium, Barry Road, Barry. 4 Croups members ran. Andy Cleves 4:48:49 (2nd); Terry Caveney 5:40:49 (8th); Alan Mann 5:48:58 (9th); Richard Brewer 5:51:03 (10th).
Drovers Run. Sunday, 12 March 2006. Brynna, Nr Llantrisant. 4 Croups members ran. Matt Townsend 31:43 (10th); Julie Scholey 35:39 (27th); Bill Fear 37:22 (41st); Sue Neal 40:05 (59th). Archive of Drovers Run.
Inter-Counties Cross Country Champs. Saturday, 11 March 2006. 1 Croups member ran. Claire Beatty 36:29 (224th).
Ballycotton 10. Sunday, 05 March 2006. Ballycotton, Cork, Eire. 7 Croups members ran. Phil Cook 59:11 (65th); Gerry Crispie 1:04:13 (197th); John O’Shea 1:07:29 (326th); Steve Owen 1:12:54 (609th); Des Davies 1:16:47 (904th); Karen Phillips 1:53:20 (2712th); John Griffin 1:53:21 (2713th). Official results: 437Kb PDF file. Archive of Ballycotton 10.
BMAF Track & Field Indoor Championships 800m M45. Sunday, 05 March 2006. UWIC, Cyncoed Campus, Cyncoed Road, Cardiff. 1 Croups member ran. Nigel Webb 2:08 (3rd).
Creeds 18th Annual 5k/1 Mile Fun-Run. Sunday, 05 March 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 18:19.
Gloucester 20. Sunday, 05 March 2006. Frampton-on-Severn Community Centre, Lake Lane, Frampton-on-Severn. 9 Croups members ran. Dave Headon 2:08:02 (25th); Paul Morris 2:18:15 (73rd); Ben Farag 2:18:40 (76th); John Diffey 2:24:49 (116th); Julie Lewis 2:39:39 (245th); Gary John 2:45:01 (285th); Judi Bowsher 2:45:26 (290th); Ian Derrick 2:48:43 (321st); Tracey Newman 3:28:54 (543rd). Archive of Gloucester 20.
Gwent League #5 Senior Men. Sunday, 05 March 2006. Singleton Park, Swansea. 160 people finished. 16 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 37:14 (4th); Richard Bullen 37:58 (8th); Stuart Crees 38:47 (12th); Chris Discombe 39:06 (14th); Gareth Thomas 39:13 (17th); Phil George 41:09 (28th); Andy Cleves 41:27 (32nd); Clive Osmond 44:56 (70th); Matt Townsend 46:59 (98th); Richard Boon 47:09 (101st); David Bright 47:34 (104th); Mike Davies 47:56 (109th); Mike Dix 49:08 (121st); Jeff Aston 49:42 (124th); Gary Pashley 54:33 (145th); Steve Williams 55:38 (150th). Archive of Gwent League #5 Senior Men.
Gwent League #5 Senior Women. Sunday, 05 March 2006. Singleton Park, Swansea. 102 people finished. 15 Croups members ran. Lindsay Emyr 26:46 (11th); Claire Beatty 27:28 (17th); Cath Tailby 28:12 (24th); Julie Scholey 28:25 (26th); Libby O’Duffy 28:34 (28th); Yvonne Bullen 29:11 (35th); Liz Sowter 29:14 (36th); Wendy Boon 29:35 (39th); Jenny Hughes 30:03 (44th); Carol Miller 30:05 (45th); Sue Neal 31:31 (58th); Fran Williams 32:15 (64th); Angela Neal 34:14 (71st); Clare Johnson 36:25 (81st); Sandra Caveney 39:28 (92nd). Archive of Gwent League #5 Senior Women.
Llanelli Half Marathon. Sunday, 05 March 2006. Llanelli Festival Fields, Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli. 4 Croups members ran. Anne Fallows 1:26:26 (8th); Mike Lister 1:46:29 (58th); Rachel Jones 1:55:16 (89th); Elen Willis 1:55:25 (90th). Archive of Llanelli Half Marathon.
High Peak Marathon. Friday, 03 March 2006. Edale Village Hall, Station Road, Edale, Derbyshire. 4 Croups members ran. Simon Nurse ; Julian Carter ; Graeme Donnan ; Denis Murphy

February

Bourton-on-the-Water Goldsmiths 10k. Sunday, 26 February 2006. Bourton-on-the-Water. 1 Croups member ran. John Diffey 38:02 (90th). Archive of Bourton-on-the-Water Goldsmiths 10k.
Brisbane 10k. Sunday, 26 February 2006. Australia. 1 Croups member ran. Christian Cobbold 33:22 (1st). Archive of Brisbane 10k.
Virginia Mud in Your Eye Cross Country Series #3 8K. Saturday, 25 February 2006. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 30:30 (12th).
Welsh Cross Country Championships. Saturday, 25 February 2006. Pembrey Country Park, Nr. Llanelli. 26 Croups members ran. Claire Beatty 25:39 (11th); Jane Coker 26:01 (12th); Julie Scholey 26:18 (14th); Yvonne Bullen 27:13 (20th); Liz Clarke 27:38 (23rd); Wendy Boon 28:35 (28th); Jenny Hughes 28:41 (29th); Jemma Nurse 29:23 (31st); Sue Neal 30:25 (33rd); Tracey Newman 35:35 (36th); Richard Bullen 37:48 (15th); Karen Phillips 38:46 (37th); Julian Baker 39:09 (20th); Gareth Thomas 39:22 (23rd); Stuart Crees 39:23 (24th); Rob Jones 39:36 (25th); Nick Dukes 40:06 (28th); Phil Cook 41:33 (31st); Mick McGeoch 42:10 (34th); Peter Kellam 42:21 (35th); Paul Coker 43:32 (41st); Clive Osmond 44:58 (45th); Gerry Crispie 46:11 (50th); John O’Shea 46:30 (51st); Mike Davies 46:56 (54th); Keith Davies 48:26 (59th). Official results: 59Kb PDF file. Archive of Welsh Cross Country Championships.
Cathay Pacific 11km Run & Walk. Sunday, 19 February 2006. New Zealand. 1 Croups member ran. Anne Donald
Dursley Dozen. Sunday, 19 February 2006. Dursley Sports Centre, Rednock Drive, Dursley, Gloucestershire. 2 Croups members ran. Anne Fallows 1:36:47 (89th); Steve Williams 2:08:00 (349th). Archive of Dursley Dozen.
Ras Cors Caron. Sunday, 19 February 2006. Brenig, Station Rd, Tregaron, Ceredigion. 1 Croups member ran. Mike Lister 1:57:39 (78th). Archive of Ras Cors Caron.
Sussex Beacon Half Marathon. Sunday, 19 February 2006. Llanbedr Fair Community Ground. 2 Croups members ran. Libby O’Duffy 1:41:50 (557th); Sasha Macken 2:05:18 (1938th). Official results: 479Kb PDF file. Archive of Sussex Beacon Half Marathon.
Village Bakery Half Marathon. Sunday, 19 February 2006. Prysmian Social Club, Wrexham Industrial Estate, Wrexham, Clwyd. 1 Croups member ran. Liz Sowter 1:41:02 (228th). Archive of Village Bakery Half Marathon.
West Glamorgan Cross Country League. Sunday, 19 February 2006. Gnoll Estate, Neath. 3 Croups members ran. Jane Coker 21:25 (3rd); Liz Clarke 22:58 (8th); Paul Coker 35:19 (21st). Archive of West Glamorgan Cross Country League.
Thames Meander. Saturday, 18 February 2006. King’s Meadow, Napier Road, Reading. 1 Croups member ran. Andy Cleves 8:50 (10th).
21st Wokingham Half Marathon. Sunday, 12 February 2006. Cantley Park, off Twyford Road, Wokingham. 3 Croups members ran. Stuart Reeves 1:17:07 (24th); Scott Howell 1:19:38 (50th); Alison Elliott 1:59:48 (1249th). Official results: 115Kb PDF file. Archive of 21st Wokingham Half Marathon.
Gwent League #4 Senior Women. Saturday, 11 February 2006. Blaise